Photojournalism: USA Fencing hosts parafencing camp at Augusta Fencers Club
USA Paralympic Fencing Head Coach Julio Diaz, center, oversees fencers as they practice at the Augusta Fencers Club on Saturday, March 19. Photo by Mike Adams
Members of the US Paralympic Club Tim Brit, left, and Rick Swauger, right, train at the Augusta Fencers Club Saturday. Photo by Mike Adams
Paralympic fencers are meeting in Augusta over the weekend for a parafencing camp sponsored by USA Fencing.
The camp, which began Friday and ends around noon Sunday, is the first showing of new USA Fencing’s Parafencing National Team Coaches, Julio Diaz and Justin Meehan, according to a news release from the Augusta Sports Council.
Noah Hanssen, left, and Ellen Geddes, right, practice their fencing skills at the Augusta Fencers Club Saturday. Photo by Mike Adams2020 USA Paralympic member Ellen Geddes of Aiken, center, chats with assistant coach Justin Meehan, right, and Noah Hansen, left, at the Augusta Fencers Club March 19. Photo by Mike Adams
Cat Bouwkamp, USA Fencing’s Sports Performance Manager, sees the camp as a jumping off point for the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris and said, “with the qualification period starting in just seven months, this camp gives our high-performing athletes the opportunity to prepare for the journey to the 2024 [Paralympic] Games,” the news release said.
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The U.S. sent three women to compete in the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games. One of them is Ellen Geddes of Aiken, who fencers with the Augusta Fencers Club.
The 2028 Paralympic Games will be in Los Angeles.
Assistant coach Justin Meehan, center, gives instructions to Noah Hanssen, left, and Ellen Geddes at the Augusta Fencers Club in downtown Augusta on Saturday, March 19. Photo by Mike AdamsUSA National Paralympic Fencing head coach Juilo Diaz, center, gives instructions to Rick Swauger, left, and Tim Britt, right, at the Augusta Fencers Club Saturday. Photo by Mike Adams
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