Provincetown Swim For Life Back For 2024

PROVINCETOWN, MA — The Provincetown Swim for Life and Paddler Flotilla is back this weekend in Provincetown Harbor.

This year marks year 37 for the event, scheduled for Saturday at 2:30 p.m., with high tide forecasted for 3 p.m. Wellfleet's Great Pond will also host a part of the event at 9 a.m.

According to event organizers, the "Swim for Life’s essence embodies Provincetown as a place of healing and compassion. We celebrate our community as one that not only cares about our local health and well-being, but also about Planet Earth, which faces unparalleled environmental challenges."

In years past, swimmers have come from France, Bulgaria, Australia, Mexico, Spain, the UK, Canada and beyond to participate in the event.

This year, the Provincetown Harbor event has two swim routes along the shallow East End shoreline, a 1.2-mile swim and, new this year, a half-mile swim. Wellfleet’s Great Pond is a 1 mile swim.