Patty Kohlmann

Sandra Ramírez Vinay with her coach Patricia Kohlmann and Captain Hashimoto and Captain Kashiwaki after completing a crossing of the Tsugaru Channel in northern Japan

Patty Kohlmann, WOWSA Coaching Certification

Patty Kohlmann of Team Kohlmann

Phil Cutti, Matthew Davie, Vito Bialla, Nora Toledano, Patty Kohlman and Edna Llorens before the Mexican American Unity Swim in Lake Powell in 55 hours 20 minutes in September 2010

Patricia Kohlmann (born 17 September 1968) is a world-class Mexican pool and open water swimmer and swimming coach who participated in two Olympic Games.

Swimming Highlights

• She created Bootcamp Cancún in Mexico.
• Kohlmann participated in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games (18th place in 100 free, 11th place in the 4×100m freestyle relay with Teresa Rivera, Rosa Fuentes, and Irma Huerta) and the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games (23rd place in 100 free).
• Kohlmann won 2 bronze medals at the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas in the 4x100m freestyle relay and the 4x100m medley.
• Kohlmann is the first Mexican woman to swim under 27 seconds in 50 free.
• Kohlmann is a member of the Sport City Elite Team, setting a world open water swimming relay record with the Mexican American Unity Swim in Lake Powell between the Arizona and Utah borders.
• Kohlmann is a masters swimmer.
• Kohlmann is the Founder and Head Coach of Team Kohlmann.
• Kohlmann is a member of record setting relay, two-way crossing of the English Channel with Patricia Kohlmann, Nora Toledano, Patricia Guerra, Monica Ramirez, Ana Paula Escobar, Minerva Martinez on 28 August 2005 in 28 hours 14 minutes 43 seconds.
• Kohlmann is a certified open water swimming coach who established Team Kohlmann.
• She competed in the 2025 OCEANMAN Miami event that was held in November 2025 in the 10 km marathon swim.

2025 10 km Top 25 Overall Results

1. Maximiliano Paccot, 2:11:47
2. Ricardo Valdivia, 2:18:43
3. Igor Piovesan, 2:31:44
4. Connor Signorin, 2:35:59
5. Chloe Teger, 2:36:43
6. Patrick Reyes, 2:37:11
7. Vesna Shelnutt, 2:37:16
8. Brooke Bennett, 2:37:23
9. Miguel Angel Marin, 2:39:53
10. Dannon Weisner, 2:40:00
11. Jackson Gilliland, 2:40:12
12. Sandra, 2:40:20
13. Juan Gonzalez, 2:40:55
14. Ildiko Szekely, 2:42:00
15. Robert Montgomery, 2:42:14
16. Adrian Zeh, 2:44:49
17. Macarena Martin Mayor, 2:49:30
18. Stephanie Gibson, 2:50:28
19. Tom Lockhart, 2:50:52
20. Ryan Ericson, 2:51:12
21. Cristian Andres Rivera, 2:51:23
22. Brian Slinger, 2:51:50
23. Christina Hitchcock, 2:52:40
24. Juan Esteban Calle, 2:54:05
25. Patricia Kohlmann, 2:55:10

Mexican American Unity Swim

The Mexican American Unity Swim in Lake Powell between the Arizona and Utah borders in the United States set the record for the longest non-stop lake relay record in 2010. The team consisted of three American men and three Mexican women who swam 108 nautical miles in 55 hours 20 minutes 25 seconds: Patty Kohlmann, Edna Llorens, Nora Toledano, Vito Bialla, Matthew Davie, and Phil Cutti.

External links

• Siete Mares Nadadores Take Teamwork To Another Level - Training 20,000 Meters
• Sandra Ramírez Vinay Takes Unusual Route To Cross The Tsugaru Channel
• OCEANMAN Miami Kicks Off Spectacularly
• Looking for Canadian and Mexican Marathon Swimmers for the 35 km North American Unity Swim
• Siete Mares Nadadores Train 20,000 Meters at 2,240 Meters (7,350 feet)
• Patricia Kohlmann WOWSA Coaching Certification
• The Mexican 20,000m High Altitude Workout
• Sarah Thomas Talks About Lake Powell And Marathon Swimming on WOWSA Live
• En Route To 50 Via 36 km In The Sea
• Record-setting Relays Rock 'N Roll
• Night Train Swimmers
• Mexican American Unity Swim
• World Open Water Swimming Association Coaches
• Marathon Swimming
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Open Water Swimming
• Daily News of Open Water Swimming