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Alex Ripa Named Brown University Fencing Head Coach
By Jill
In News
Posted June 30, 2017

Alex Ripa Named Brown University Fencing Head Coach

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Alex Ripa, an assistant coach for Brown the last three seasons and the owner of the Rhode Island Fencing Academy and Club, has been named the fencing head coach at Brown [...]

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RIFAC Coaches Featured in East Bay Life
By Jill
In News
Posted August 21, 2016

RIFAC Coaches Featured in East Bay Life

RIFAC was recently featured in a great article in East Bay Life: Creating confidence, character…and champions There’s room for every athlete at local fencing academy By Christy Nadalin [...]

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RIFAC named 2016 Club of Excellence
By Jill
In News
Posted June 30, 2016

RIFAC named 2016 Club of Excellence

RIFAC was recently honored by the United States Fencing Association as the 2016 Club of Excellence in Youth Development.  Head Coach, Alex, will receive the award on behalf of the club on July 1 [...]

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RIFAC’s Head Coach receives USFCA Coach of the Year Award
By Jill
In News
Posted June 30, 2016

RIFAC’s Head Coach receives USFCA Coach of the Year Award

RIFAC’s Head Coach, Alex Ripa, was recognized for outstanding acheivement by the United States Fencing Coaches Association with the presentation of the 2015 Coach of the Year award. [...]

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PCD fencer Morgan Partridge taking aim at 2020 Olympics
By laura12876
In News
Posted November 18, 2015

PCD fencer Morgan Partridge taking aim at 2020 Olympics

By BILL KOCH Providence Journal Sports Writer Posted Nov. 16, 2015 at 9:19 PM EAST PROVIDENCE — More than three dozen Rhode Island athletes have decided their college futures by signing national [...]

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Fencing isn’t for the faint of heart – or body (from the Providence Journal)
By laura12876
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Posted April 4, 2015

Fencing isn’t for the faint of heart – or body (from the Providence Journal)

I gripped my sabre, assumed the en-garde position and glared at my victim. Josef Cohen, age 16, was about to be dispatched. I would show him no mercy. We were facing each other on one of the long [...]

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American Fencing Magazine salutes RIFAC among best clubs in the nation!
By laura12876
In News
Posted March 31, 2013

American Fencing Magazine salutes RIFAC among best clubs in the nation!

American Fencing Magazine salutes RIFAC among best clubs in the nation! Read the full article

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Saluting Quinn Crum, Gold Medalist at the 2013 Junior Olympics!
By laura12876
In News
Posted February 13, 2013

Saluting Quinn Crum, Gold Medalist at the 2013 Junior Olympics!

Quinn Crum of Providence takes a break between fencing bouts at the Junior Olympics at the Baltimore Convention Center Sunday evening. Crum, 15, was one of about 1,500 athletes from around the [...]

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Our fencers featured in a terrific photo essay from the Providence Journal
By laura12876
In News
Posted January 13, 2013

Our fencers featured in a terrific photo essay from the Providence Journal

More than 30 members of RIFAC will travel to Louisville, Ky, later this month to compete in the 2013 January North America Cup, sponsored by the U.S. Fencing Association. photos by Bob Thayer / [...]

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Fencing is a sport of passion and precision, and for two decades, Rhode Island Fencing Academy owners Alex and Jill Ripa have shared their love and knowledge with thousands of students, some of whom have risen to the highest levels of this perennial Olympic sport.
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  • Alex Ripa Named Brown University Fencing Head Coach
    Alex Ripa Named Brown University Fencing Head Coach
  • RIFAC Coaches Featured in East Bay Life
    RIFAC Coaches Featured in East Bay Life
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