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Young House Love » Giveaways » Fab Freebie: French Swimming

| By John Petersik | March 26, 2012 | 4,482 Comments

Fab Freebie: French Swimming

***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – see who won below!***

Well now that we’re more than ready to find a pool to dive into, random.org has picked a winner of this week’s giveaway. The lucky lady is… Cher (who swims about 20 laps each day in the summer). Congrats!

One element in our new kitchen that always makes us smile is the etsy print that we purchased by Samantha French. Remember, the cheery orange and blue painting of the lady swimming (that Clara also sweetly though included some “fishies”)? Well now Samantha is giving you guys a chance to win your very own colorful work of art with a $200 gift certificate to her Etsy shop. So grab your swim cap and bathing suit because that’s enough to snag any of the 16 x 20″ archival prints featuring Samantha’s signature subject matter.

Samantha French Giveaway

  • PRIZE: A $200 gift card to Samantha French’s Etsy shop
  • TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “LET’S GO SWIMMING!” and tell us…
  • BONUS QUESTION: …are you a swimmer? Do you love going to the pool to do a few laps? Or maybe just to splash around (or lounge around)? Or are you and water not friends?
  • GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, March 28th at 8pm EST or at 10,000 entries (whichever comes first)
  • NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
  • PRIZE SHIPS: Worldwide!
  • USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday as an update to this post. That’s right, come right back here on Thursday for the announcement of our winner. Good luck…

Note: We aren’t paid or perked for hosting these giveaways, we just do ‘em to thank you awesome folks for stopping in. See our Giveaway FAQ page for more info. Pics courtesy of Samantha French.

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Comments

  1. Andrea says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:41 pm

    Let’s Go Swimming! Like the odd dip to cool down in the Summer!

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  2. Angie says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:41 pm

    Let’s go swimming! I love the water–but usually prefer not to get my face wet! ;)

    Reply
  3. Elisa says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:41 pm

    Let’s go swimming!

    Husband and I were both swimmers when we were younger… and it’s safe to say either of us can’t get enough. Pool, lake, ocean.. ahhh I’m so relaxed just thinking about.

    Reply
  4. Paige says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:41 pm

    Let’s go swimming! Love to swim in a pool, the ocean or a lake…I love the water!

    Reply
  5. Jordan says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:42 pm

    Lets go swimming! I love the water. Not a hard core swimmer but love it for cooling off!

    Reply
  6. Lilli says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:42 pm

    I love the water. There’s nothing like spending a hot summer day relax in cool water!

    Reply
  7. Kathleen C says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:42 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! I was a swimmer for 15 years and my favorite place to be is in the water! Love these paintings!!!

    Reply
  8. Beth says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:42 pm

    Let’s go swimming! I was a competitive swimmer for years. I had swim practice at 4:45am before elementary and middle school – torture!

    Reply
  9. taysha riggs says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:42 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING!

    Can I swim?! I’m no Mrs. Phelps but I do tell people that I know how to not drown…

    Reply
  10. Kelli says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:42 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! I used to be on the swim team in high school but I had to quit due to health reasons. I’m much better now, but I haven’t been back in the pool much since! I miss it.

    These prints are AWESOME.

    Reply
  11. Emily T says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:42 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING!!! I love lounging by the pool with my SPF 50!

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  12. Megmorg says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:42 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! I can’t wait for summer!

    Reply
  13. Karla schaitberger says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:42 pm

    Let’s go swimming!! I have swam my whole life and started competitive swimming at the age of 6! I love getting in the water and doing laps but I also enjoy sitting by the pool and relaxing!

    Reply
  14. Trisha says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:42 pm

    Let’s go swimming! I hate getting my face wet, so swimming hasn’t ever really been a favorite activity of mine.

    Reply
  15. Allison says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:42 pm

    Let’s go swimming! I love the water, but I’m not a great swimmer.

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  16. Mandy says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:42 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING!!!

    I am like a fish without the gills…pool, lake, ocean, crick…you name it, I love it!

    Reply
  17. domestiCate says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:42 pm

    Let’s go swimming! I do love to swim.

    Reply
  18. Nina says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:42 pm

    let’s go swimming! i’ve been a swimmer my whole life and will swim in just about anything- especially swimming holes with rope swings!

    Reply
  19. Anne says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:43 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! Definitely love to splash and lounge!

    Reply
  20. Cali says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:43 pm

    Lets go swimming! I love water…its the only way to cool down in the summer.

    Reply
  21. Katie says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:43 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! I love to go swimming – as long as I have on plenty of sunscreen!

    Reply
  22. MaryKate says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:43 pm

    LETS GO SWIMMING!
    I swam competitively for YEARS and retired after college. Its a great sport and I even married my teammate. :)

    Reply
  23. Kate says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:43 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING!!
    I am a lounger for sure — with some possible splashing if the weather calls for it :)

    xo

    Reply
  24. Kylie M says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:43 pm

    LETS GO SWIMMING!!

    Can’t wait to take my two and a half year old to the pool this year! He was a little scared last year but is ready to go this time around.

    Reply
  25. Liz B says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:43 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING!! I love the pool/lounging but hate swimming laps. I used to fake asthma attacks during swim practice when I was a kid :)

    Reply
  26. Angela says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:43 pm

    Let’s go swimming! I can doggy-paddle with the best of them.

    Reply
  27. Elizabeth says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:43 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING!

    I love the pool and lake, and I love to go to the beach, but I’m afraid of the ocean! :)

    Reply
  28. Dave says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:43 pm

    “LET’S GO SWIMMING!” I swim like a rock….all the way to the bottom. but i do love the water…just never go out to far.

    The biggest problem is not learning to tread water….

    Reply
  29. Mina says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:44 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING!
    I like to be in water, but swimming not so much :(

    Reply
  30. Shannon says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:44 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING
    I love water. Pool, ocean, lake – love it all! Can’t wait to spend our weekends at all three this summer.

    Reply
  31. Melissa T says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:44 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! Love, love the water – pool, ocean, hot tub, you name it!

    Reply
  32. Tangee says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:44 pm

    Let’s go swimming!

    I love to go swimming!

    Reply
  33. Sofie says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:44 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING!

    Although, let’s confine the swimming to heated pools without jellyfish. Those things give me the willies. ;-)

    Reply
  34. Katie says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:45 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! I love the water … when I was little I used to get to the pool every day for swimteam practice before it opened and would stay until it closed. While I (unfortunately) can’t keep that up as an adult, I wish I could!

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  35. Sara says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:45 pm

    Let’s go swimming! I love her Etsy shop!!

    Water and I tolerate each other to the extent that I do not drown as long as I stay in the shallow part. :)

    Reply
  36. Caitlin says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:45 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING!
    I always used to spend time in the ocean as a kid but a few years ago when I signed up for my first triathlon I had to learn to swim! No I consider myself a swimmer and I LOVE it!

    Reply
  37. Hilary Smith says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:45 pm

    LETS GO SWIMMING!
    I love to float in the pool with a book in the summer!

    Reply
  38. Emily says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:45 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! I prefer boating but when it gets too hot you have to take a dip!

    Reply
  39. Bethany says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:45 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING!
    I’m a dog paddler : )

    Reply
  40. Liana says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:45 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING!

    I enjoy floating around in the ocean first, freshwater second. Not much of a swimmer though my mom tried by sending me to lessons!

    Reply
  41. Dawn says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:45 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING!

    I take my dogs to the dog beach more than I go to the beach but the prints are really pretty

    Reply
  42. Martha says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:45 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! I love being on the water, preferably water skiing. It’s been way too long since I’ve been.

    Reply
  43. Kate Schneider says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:45 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING!!!

    I am a swimmer. Being in (and around) water is just so freeing.

    Reply
  44. Megan says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:45 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! Or should I say, LET’S GO PLAY POOL VOLLEYBALL. I can’t wait to get my game on this summer with the family.

    Reply
  45. Courtney Leigh says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:45 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! I love the water. I’ve just learned to swim with proper form in the past year and it’s now my favorite type of exercise. I’d do it every day if I had a pool in my backyard. How bout giving one of those away as a fab freebie? ;)

    Reply
  46. Sarah J. says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:45 pm

    Let’s go swimming! I love a dip on a hot summer day :)

    Reply
  47. Amie says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:45 pm

    LETS GO SWIMMING!

    Deep water and I have a slight disagreement, but we are working things out. I like to swim and used to swim like a fish when I was little.

    Reply
  48. Jess says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:45 pm

    Let’s Go SWIMMING!!! I love to swim-I swam summer league for forever and in high school…There is nothing better than diving in a crisp pool on a hot day!!!

    Reply
  49. Kelly P says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:46 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING!

    I wouldn’t say I’m a swimmer per se, but I do enjoy a dip in the pool (or a lake – DON’T LIKE OCEANS!) from time to time.

    Reply
  50. Janice Smith says

    March 26, 2012 at 3:46 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! Have grown up on the water (a lake in Maine), and spent my summers swimming out to Christmas Tree rock (a giant rock that you could stand on way out deep), diving for bottles, and creating our own Olympic events. Love, love, LOVE the water, and would love one of her paintings!

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