Wallingford-Swarthmore Panthers Fencing Club

Practice sessions are divided into five training sessions. "Beginners" sessions are Wednesday's 3:30pm till 5:00pm. “Team” sessions are Tuesday’s, 3:00pm till 5:00pm, Thursday's 3:00pm till 5:00pm. "Specials" sessions are Tuesday's, Thursday's 3:00pm till 6:00pm and Friday's 3:00pm till 5:00pm. Saturday's "Family" from 10:00am - 11:30am, "Adult" 12:00pm - 1:30pm. Open Bouting, Saturday's 12:00pm till 2:00pm. Be sure to check the Practice Schedule tab for current practice times and days. 

Only if you wish too if your fencer is in a Beginner class. I suggest that if this is the fencer’s first experience to postpone the purchasing of equipment. We have equipment for all participants. Fencers in the "Specials" training group are required to have competition equipment. If you wish to purchase equipment see Coach for details.

No. We have fencers that participate for recreational purposes only. Competitions are available for all fencers if interested.

Depending on the level of competition and the age of the fencer in “fencing years”, locations may be in Philadelphia, New York, New Jersey, Baltimore, Harrisburg, Hershey, and Pittsburgh. Regional meets can be as far as Boston, MA, Virginia , West Virginia, and Ohio. Nationals rotate each year from coast to coast. Nationals for the 2010-2011 year will be held in Reno, NV, July 1st thru July 10^th 2011.

Youth 10 (Y10) 2000-2003           Vet 60+ (V60) Born 9/2/41- 9/2/51

Youth 12 (Y12) 1998-2001           Vet 50-59 (V50-59) 9/2/51 - 9/2/61

Youth 14 (Y14) 1996-1999           Vet Open (V40) Born on or before 1970

Cadet/CDT (U17) 1994-1997       *Vet 70+ (V70) Born Before 9/2/41

Junior/JR (U20) 1991-1997

Division III (DVIII) Born on or Before 1997, USFA Ratings of D, E, or U.

Division II (DVII) Born on or Before 1997, USFA Ratings of C, D, E, or U.

Division I (DVI) Born on or Before 1997, USFA Ratings of C, B, or A.

**Division IA (DVIA) Summer Nationals only: All USFA Ratings via Annual Sectional Qualifers or Regional Open Circuit competitions.

* New competitive group

Many questions can be answered about our sport and competitions on the following websites:

www.usfencing.org

www.fencing.net

www.askfred.net