USA Fencing is hosting its first Parafencing camp of 2022 next weekend, March 18th-20th, at the Augusta Fencers Club. Coming off the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games where Team USA sent three women to compete with the best of the best from around  the world, one of them being local Parafencer Ellen Geddes from Aiken, SC who fences at the Augusta Fencers Club. This camp will be the first showing of new USA Fencing's Parafencing National Team Coaches, Julio Diaz and Justin Meehan. Cat Bouwkamp, USA Fencing's Sports Performance Manager is looking at this camp as a jumping off point for the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris saying, "with the qualification period starting in just 7 months, this camp gives our high-performing athletes the opportunity to prepare for the journey to the 2024 [Paralympic] Games".

USA Fencing is putting emphasis on Parafencing as the 2028 Paralympic Games in LA are only six years away, and will be a testament to the growth of Paralympic sport since the last Games hosted in LA in 1984. If you are interested in getting started in Parafencing, please reach out to local Parafencing coach Dr. Rudy Volkmann at [email protected]  or visit The Augusta Fencers Club website to learn more.