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Podcast: First to 15: The USA Fencing Podcast
Episode: Laura Decker on What it Takes to Be a High-Level Fencing Referee
Description: In this episode of First to 15, we're joined by Laura Decker, one of the top fencing referees in the country and regularly chosen to officiate at the highest levels of national and international competition. She was recently the lone American referee at the 2022 Fencing World Championships in Cairo, Egypt.Laura graduated from Caltech, where she was the first female fencer from that school to qualify for the NCAA Championships. She still competes in saber alongside her role as one of the world’s most respected officials.In this episode, we asked Laura how she...