NEWS:
Eleanor Harvey wins Bronze at the 2025 Vancouver Foil World Cup this weekend at the Vancouver Convention Centre.
Daniel Rubin, Nicholas Zhang and Simon Shan win Silver (Team) and Simon Shan wins Bronze (Individual) at the Junior - Cadet World Championships 2025 in Wuxi, Canada. Gallery here.
Nicholas Zhang becomes Junior Male Athlete of the Year
at the 57th Annual Athlete of the Year Award. Watch here.
Photo: @Paris 2024. Getty/Lars Baron
FROM BEGINNER
TO OLYMPIAN
In the 25 years of club's existence, Dynamo has become an essential part of Canada's National Fencing Teams.
Since 1998, Dynamo Fencing has been inspiring excellence in the next generation, offering Olympic-level coaching for kids aged 4 and up, and creating pathways to top universities and future success.
Nicholas Zhang - Paris 2024
OUR STORY
2024: A Historic Year for Canadian Fencing and Dynamo Fencing Club
The year 2024 marked an extraordinary milestone for Canadian fencing, with Dynamo Fencing Club at the forefront of these achievements. It began with Canada’s first-ever Olympic medal in fencing, earned by Eleanor Harvey, and the remarkable debut of Nicholas Zhang as the youngest athlete on Team Canada at the Paris Olympics.​
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Adding to this historic year were multiple international medals, including a groundbreaking achievement that set Dynamo apart: two medals in two different weapons won on the same day in separate countries. Dylan French secured a bronze in men’s epee at the Vancouver World Cup, while Eleanor Harvey captured a bronze in women’s foil at the Tunis World Cup. Dynamo’s medal count continued to grow, with three more international podium finishes, solidifying the club’s reputation as a powerhouse of Canadian fencing.
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Nicholas Zhang: A Rising Star
At just 18 years old, Nicholas Zhang continued to make history in 2023. He became the youngest medalist in the history of Senior Men’s Epee at the Pan American Championships, winning silver in Lima, Peru.
2023: Building Momentum at the Pan American Games
The momentum for these achievements was built on an incredible performance at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. Dynamo fencers brought home five medals, highlighted by Dylan French’s gold in individual men’s epee. Dylan became the first Canadian in history to win this prestigious title.
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The men’s epee team, comprised entirely of Dynamo athletes—Dylan French, Nicholas Zhang, and Fynn Fafard—secured a silver medal, coming within one touch of the gold. This marked Canada’s first men’s epee team medal since 2011, when Dynamo’s Igor Gantsevich and Tigran Bajgoric were part of the bronze-winning team.
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Dynamo’s influence extended further, as all four members of the Canadian men’s national epee team were Dynamo athletes. The team also earned a bronze medal at the Pan American Championships, adding another proud achievement to Dynamo’s legacy.
Dynamo proudly offers what is widely regarded as Canada’s most robust and comprehensive elite training program, providing both competitive and recreational fencing opportunities for children as young as 4 years old.
2012 UPENN RECRUITMENT
SHAUL GORDON
"Dynamo has provided me with the resources and the support I needed to succeed both in fencing, and in life. Perseverance, time management, hard work and commitment are just a few of the skills my time at Dynamo tough me, and I now use them in everything I do.
The coaches at Dynamo are a see of information, knowledge and experience. They have played a very large role in my development as a fencer and, more importantly as a person.""