Provincetown Swim for Life & Paddler Flotilla photo archives reach 1 Million Views
/Exhibition opens at Frederick Studio Provincetown, September 4-8, 2024; reception, Friday, September 6, 6:00-8:00 pm.
The 37th Provincetown Swim for Life & Paddler Flotilla, set for September 7, is pleased to announce its photo archive has reached one million views. To mark this occasion, Frederick Studio Provincetown will present: Splash – 1 Million Views, featuring selections from the Swim’s photo archive dating back to 1988. The exhibition will run from September 4-8, 2024, with the opening reception on Friday, September 6, 6:00-8:00 pm at 237 Commercial Street, Provincetown. If you are unable to join in person, a virtual exhibition will be online as of September 4th.
The opening will precede the annual Celebration of Life Concert across the street at the UU Meeting House at 8:00 pm. Both events are free and open to the public.
Mike Syers, Swim for Life photographer and curator of the exhibition, creates the visual story of this quintessential Provincetown tradition and fundraiser. Photographers include Syers, Jane Paradise, Mark Finnen, Jay Critchley, Igor Myakotin, Dan McKeon & others.
“We would like to thank James Frederick for presenting this historic Swim for Life photo exhibition,“ stated Jay Critchley, director of the Provincetown Community Compact, sponsor of the Swim.
The Swim for Life, which has raised $6M since 1988 for thirteen community non-profit organizations, includes a 1.2-mile Swim and a Half-Mile Swim along the shoreline of Provincetown Harbor, and a one-mile swim in Wellfleet’s Great Pond.
For information about shoreline Watch Parties and registration for the Swim for Life for swimmers, kayakers and volunteers, and greeting the swimmers at the finish line at the Mermaid Tea please go to: swim4life.org.
