2025 Veteran Fencing World Championships
Nov 11, 2025 - Nov 19, 2025 | Veteran World Championship | Manama, Bahrain
Team USA is heading to Manama, Bahrain, for the 2025 Veteran World Championships, taking place November 12–20, 2025. The world’s best veteran fencers — ages 40 and above — will compete across all six weapons in both individual and team events, representing the spirit of lifelong competition and camaraderie that defines fencing at every age.
Below, you’ll find the full competition schedule, as well as a complete roster of Team USA’s athletes, proudly representing clubs from across the nation. From first-time competitors to returning world champions, these fencers embody dedication, sportsmanship, and the pursuit of excellence that make our fencing community so special.
Let’s cheer on our veterans as they take on the world — Go Team USA!
New This Year
The 2025 Veteran World Championships mark an exciting new chapter in veteran fencing:
This is the first-ever World Championships to feature the Vet-40 division, giving more fencers than ever the chance to compete for world titles.
The event also debuts two separate team divisions:
Vet Team for athletes in the 40s and 50s age groups
Grand Vet Team for athletes in the 60s and 70s divisions
More events mean more opportunities for Team USA to climb the podium — and bring home even more medals. Let's go!
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Here's the daily schedule. Start times will be posted once available.
Vet-50 Women’s Saber
Vet-60 Women’s Saber
Vet-40 Men’s Epee
Vet-70 Men’s Epee
Vet-40 Women’s Saber
Vet-70 Women’s Saber
Vet-50 Men’s Epee
Vet-60 Men’s Epee
Vet Team Women’s Saber
Grand Vet Team Women’s Saber
Vet Team Men’s Epee
Grand Vet Team Men’s Epee
(Vet Team is 40s and 50s; Grand Vet Team is 60s and 70s)
Vet-50 Women’s Epee
Vet-60 Women’s Epee
Vet-40 Men’s Foil
Vet-70 Men’s Foil
Vet-40 Women’s Epee
Vet-70 Women’s Epee
Vet-50 Men’s Foil
Vet-60 Men’s Foil
Vet Team Women’s Epee
Grand Vet Team Women’s Epee
Vet Team Men’s Foil
Grand Vet Team Men’s Foil
(Vet Team is 40s and 50s; Grand Vet Team is 60s and 70s)
Vet-50 Women’s Foil
Vet-60 Women’s Foil
Vet-40 Men’s Saber
Vet-70 Men’s Saber
Vet-40 Women’s Foil
Vet-70 Women’s Foil
Vet-50 Men’s Saber
Vet-60 Men’s Saber
Vet Team Women’s Foil
Grand Vet Team Women’s Foil
Vet Team Men’s Saber
Grand Vet Team Men’s Saber
(Vet Team is 40s and 50s; Grand Vet Team is 60s and 70s)
Congratulations to the members of the 2025 Veteran Fencing World Team!
Vet-40 Women — Epee
Holly Buechel (Cornell University)
Jasmine McGlade (Northern Colorado Fencers / Unattached)
Christina Kaneshige (Denver Fencing Center / Polaris Fencing Center)
Caterina Rovati (Orlando Fencing Sport Center)
Vet-40 Women — Foil
Inga Cho (Renaissance Fencing Club)
Christina Kaneshige (Denver Fencing Center / Polaris Fencing Center)
Kathleen Reckling (Fencers Club)
Sarah Lippai (Salle Auriol Seattle)
Vet-40 Women — Saber
Aziza Hassan (Durkan Fencing Academy / Peter Westbrook Foundation)
Kathryn Pierrynowski (Research Triangle Fencing)
Emily Grajales (Stoccata Fencing Club)
Laura Johnson (Nellya Fencers)
Vet-40 Men — Epee
Tommi Hurme (Olympian Fencing Club)
Kyle Yamasaki (East Bay Fencers Gym / San Luis Highlanders Fencing Club)
Alexander Tsinis (New York Athletic Club / North Shore Fencing Center)
Vadim Makmatov (Salle Auriol Seattle)
Vet-40 Men — Foil
Steven Jan (Future Stars Fencing)
Dong-Ying Pai (Twin Cities Fencing Club)
Alexander Wood (Fencing Sports Academy)
Douglas Miller (RedStar Fencing Club)
Vet-40 Men — Saber
Joseph Greene (Denver Fencing Center)
Ahmed Refaee (SoCalFA)
Pietro Ferraro (Capital Fencing Academy)
Douglas Miller (RedStar Fencing Club)
Vet-50 Women — Epee
Sandra Marchant (Rogue Fencing Academy / The Phoenix Center)
Kristin Foellmer (DC Fencers Club)
Heidi Chang (Academy of Fencing Masters / NEMA Fencing)
Lisa Wolf (Riverside Fencing Club)
Vet-50 Women — Foil
Julie Seal (Valkyrie Fencing Club)
Jane Carter (Marx Fencing Academy / Tanner City Fencers Club)
Morgane Bhatt (West Berkeley Fencing Club / Halberstadt Fencers’ Club)
Judith Bassik (Ohio Fencing Center)
Vet-50 Women — Saber
Julie Seal (Valkyrie Fencing Club)
Leigh Altman (Globus Fencing Academy)
Kate Sierra (Richmond County Fencing Center)
Yelena Kalkina (Oregon Fencing Alliance)
Vet-50 Men — Epee
Mehmet Tepedelenlioglu (East Bay Fencers Gym)
Keith Lichten (East Bay Fencers Gym)
Andrew Prihodko (Vivo Fencing Club)
Erich Cranor (Northwest Fencing Center)
Vet-50 Men — Foil
Leo Popokh (Fencing Institute of Texas (FIT))
Rafael Suárez (Masters Fencing Club)
Reynaldo Lopez (Heartland Fencing Academy)
Michael Cho (Durkan Fencing Academy)
Vet-50 Men — Saber
Ronald Thornton (Capital Fencing Academy)
Michael Bacon (Manhattan Fencing Center)
Joshua Bush (Lincoln Fencing Club)
Kim Phillips (Zeta Fencing)
Vet-60 Women — Epee
Valerie Asher (DC Fencers Club)
Cynthia Glover (Rain City Fencing Center)
Suzanne Bloomer (Academy of Fencing Masters / University of Alaska Fairbanks Fencing Club)
Amy Montoya (Battle Born Fencing Club)
Vet-60 Women — Foil
Bonnie Hennig-Trestman (Research Triangle Fencing)
Georgina Love (Treasure Coast Fencing Club / Space Coast Olympic Fencing)
Rachel Brown (Fencing Center of Chicago)
Cathleen Coyle Randall (Forge Fencing)
Vet-60 Women — Saber
Lydia Fabry (Avant Garde Fencers Club)
Robin Pernice (Dynamo Fencing Center)
Rebecca Freyre (Fencing Academy of Denver / Denver Fencing Center)
Jenny Yang (Nellya Fencers)
Vet-60 Men — Epee
Walter Dragonetti (Battle Born Fencing Club / Hooked on Fencing)
Frederick Frank (Northwest Fencing Center)
Mark Nixon (Los Angeles International Fencing Center)
Sean Ameli (Battle Born Fencing Club – Las Vegas)
Vet-60 Men — Foil
Eric Dew (Halberstadt Fencers’ Club)
Frets Olivares (Fencers Club)
Chris Balestracci (Iconic Fencing Club)
John Lawrence (Masters Fencing Academy / Zeta Fencing)
Vet-60 Men — Saber
William Becker (Jacksonville Fencing Club)
Val Kizik (IndySabre)
Chris Matt (Capital Fencing Academy)
Richard Herrera (PDX Fencing)
Vet-70 Women — Epee
Charlotta (Lotte) Bowie (Modern Duelists Fencing Academy)
Jennette Starks-Faulkner (Connecticut Fencers Club / Marx Fencing Academy)
Lori Radich (The Fencing Center / Davis Fencing Academy / Hangtown Saber Club)
Erica Julien (Forge Fencing)
Vet-70 Women — Foil
Jennette Starks-Faulkner (Connecticut Fencers Club / Marx Fencing Academy)
Anne-Marie Walters (Masters Fencing Club)
Judith Offerle (RedStar Fencing Club)
Lynnette Whitt (Rockville Fencing Academy / Patapeake Fencing)
Vet-70 Women — Saber
Heidi Runyan (Spartak)
Jennette Starks-Faulkner (Connecticut Fencers Club / Marx Fencing Academy)
Karen Lum (San Francisco Sabre School)
Judith Offerle (RedStar Fencing Club)
Vet-70 Men — Epee
Timothy Glass (Ataba Fencing Club)
Daryl Taylor (Fortune Fencing)
Mark Wheeler (Windy City Fencing / Academy of Fencing Masters)
Charles Schneider (Plymouth / Ann Arbor Fencing Academy)
Vet-70 Men — Foil
Henri Darricau (Denver Fencing Center)
Joseph Streb (Ohio International Fencing)
Thomas Lutton (Denver Fencing Center)
Philippe Bennett (Fencers Club)
Vet-70 Men — Saber
Jacaeber Kastor (Manhattan Fencing Center)
Garik Gutman (Capital Fencing Academy)
Joseph Streb (Ohio International Fencing)
Keith Baker (Nazlymov Fencing)