About
History
Olympian Fencing Club was founded in 2010 by Velizar Iliev, a former Olympian (Sydney 2000) and World Champion in Modern Pentathlon. As an accomplished fencer, Velizar assembled a program to teach epee fencing to students of all levels. Velizar retired in November 2022 and the club is now run by Head Coach Tommi Hurme, a former Princeton Varsity Fencing Team Captain, Junior National Champion, and NCAA All-American. Olympian Fencing Club offers beginner and advanced fencing classes and training for competitive fencing.
Facility
Awards & Accolades
February 2014: Robin Cheong wins 5th place in Cadet Men’s Epee at Junior Olympics in Portland, Oregon
2014 – 2015: Best Fencing Clubs from the National Fencing Club Rankings
April 2015: Farrah Lee-Elabd gets 10th place in Cadet Women’s Epee event at the Junior World Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
January 2016: Farrah Lee Elabd wins the bronze medal at the Junior Women’s Epee World Cup in Burgos, Spain
February 2016: Farrah Lee-Elabd wins 7th place at Junior Olympics
November 2016: Isaac Oden wins first place in Y10 Men’s Epee at November NAC
2016: Olympian Fencers Robin Cheong and Farrah Lee-Elabd announce plans to attend Stanford University and Princeton University, respectively, to compete on their varsity fencing teams.
2023: UIW Head Coach and OFC Member John Moreau wins Bronze at the Vet 70 Men’s Epee World Championships in Croatia. Tony Carter wins Silver at Vet 70 Men’s Epee National Championships in Phoenix, AZ.
2024:Cathy Kelley qualifies for the Vet 70 Women’s Epee World Championship Team in Dubai.
2025: Vivian Young wins gold at the Klagenfurt and Budapest Cadet European Circuit Epee tournaments. She also wins the silver medal at the 2025 Summer Nationals Cadet Women’s Epee. Coach Tommi Hurme wins the Vet 40 National Championships and qualifies for the 2025 Vet World Championships in Bahrain. Gene Kim places 5th in Y14 Men’s Epee at the November NAC.
Membership
Seasonal Individual Memberships $175 // Seasonal Family Membership $300
Membership benefits include access to monthly class subscriptions, discounted private lesson packages, training camp tuition fees, local business partnerships, armory service fees, and strip coaching fees at competitions.
The seasonal membership fee is half-price starting in March of each season.