Complex sentence: She took up fencing as a New York University student in 1927 and was the first women's US National Intercollegiate champion in 1929 and had a 60-year career as a fencing coach.
Split into simpler sentences: She took up fencing as a New York University student in 1927. In 1929 she was the first women's US National Intercollegiate champion, and had a 60-year career as a fencing coach.