Coach Stepien OLY brings more than 30 years of coaching experience at the highest levels of international competition to Hargrave. An Olympic competitor himself and recipient of the World Olympians Association Certificate of Recognition, his career includes leading programs at the University of Cambridge and the University of Notre Dame’s Division I team, as well as international work as an FIE expert and IOC Olympic Solidarity educator delivering coach development programs across three continents.
Stepien holds an MBA, an MA in Physical Education, and Fencing Coaching credentials from the Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw. He is a graduate of the USA Fencing Leadership Academy.
- Olympic competitor with international coaching across three continents
- Division I and international university program leadership
- Student-athletes placed at Harvard, Columbia, Notre Dame, and on Olympic podiums
- FIE and IOC-credentialed coach educator and development expert
- USA Fencing Leadership Academy graduate