Holistic Swimming

My name is Patrick Tschorn and I am a life-long swimmer. After decades in the pool, I developed a passion for open water swimming, completing my first English Channel solo crossing in 2021. In 2023, I successfully completed a North Channel solo.

My journey with SwimMastery started at the beginning of 2025.

I was preparing for an English Channel 2-way solo and my swimming had completely lost its sparkle. It felt disconnected and exhausting, and the harder I tried, the worse it became.

I booked an initial 1:1 with Kim Kemp, SwimMastery coach at Swim Maison in Emsworth. I was surprised by how much better my swimming felt after just one session. SwimMastery has a very useful model of how swimming works, combined with an effective approach to coaching swimming technique. I had a session every 3 to 6 weeks and this has completely transformed my freestyle, making it feel light and joyful.

The improvements to my swimming technique gave me confidence for my channel swim, which went very well, even though I had to be pulled out just shy of Samphire Hoe on the return leg. I completed well over 60 kilometres in the sea without any niggles or injury, feeling great.

I love swimming and I really enjoy coaching. In December 2025, I completed the SwimMastery Fundamentals Coach training course taught by Tracey Bauman, the founder of SwimMastery.