Nguyen was named Varsity Blues head coach in 2009 and spent the next 18 seasons building one of the most successful fencing programs in the country. Under his leadership, U of T captured 20Â OUA championship titles, including 11 men's banners and nine women's banners, highlighted by both teams winning provincial championships in 2025-26.
The Blues have been a dominant program under Nguyen's leadership. Along with the overall titles, U of T men have won the Charles Walter Trophy (foil champion) five-times, Desjarlais Trophy (epee champion) seven-times and Schwende-Tully Trophy (sabre champion) six-times. As well, the Varsity Blues women claimed the Maitre Ken Wood Trophy (foil champion) four-times, Dr. Alex English Trophy (epee champion) four-times and Fred Wach Trophy (sabre champion) twice. Under his leadership U of T women have received 50 OUA all-star honours, while the men have received 51.
Nguyen was named OUA coach of the year this year following the banner sweep and was a recipient of U of T's prestigious Arbor Award in 2018.
In addition to his work with the Varsity Blues, Nguyen also served as head coach for Team Canada at the 2019 FISU World Universiade in Naples. As well, he has served as an official at several international competitions including the 2018 Jr. Commonwealth Games and 2015 FISU Games.
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