Competitive Athlete Leadership Program

Competing at the Highest Levels of Fencing

Our Competitive Athlete Leadership program is recognized internationally for producing top fencing athletes. We provide a pathway for our accomplished and promising talent from our Olympians in Life program to participate and compete in year-round tournaments at national and international levels.

Accomplishments

Competitive Athlete Leadership Program

Each year, a group of 30–40 PWF athletes who show remarkable talent and motivation are chosen for our Competitive Athlete Leadership program.

Participants adopt a professional training regimen of four to six days per week, which is designed to prepare them for domestic and international competitions. All athletes are awarded scholarships to defray the costs of equipment, fencing club memberships, coaching, and competition fees.

Program members must maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher, and are required to volunteer as coaches and mentors during the Olympians in Life Enrichment Program.

Erinn Smart

Ahki Spencer-el

Kamara
James

The Pioneers

Ivan Lee

Keeth Smart

of the Peter Westbrook Foundation

In 2000 the Peter Westbrook Foundation was represented on the international stage for the first time when Ahki Spencer-el, and siblings Keeth Smart and Erinn Smart qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. In 2004, four of his students, Erinn Smart, Keeth Smart, Kamara James, and Ivan Lee represented the United States in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.