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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. Hope says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:28 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! I love to swim. It is such great exercise and is so relaxing to spend the day at the pool!

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  2. Kirstin says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:29 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING!

    I grew up a 5 minute walk from the beach and so miss that freedom to go for a quick swim at the end of a long work day in the summer.

    Reply
  3. julianne says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:29 pm

    Let’s Go Swimming! I’m a little water bug that can’t bring herself to go to a public pool anymore. Next house I’m thinking pool in the backyard!

    Reply
  4. Megan says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:30 pm

    Let’s go swimming

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  5. Katie says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:30 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! My form’s not perfect, but I love to swim!

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  6. Edna says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:30 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! I’m not a big swimming fan but I do love relaxing on the beach!

    Reply
  7. Lisa says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:30 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! I love the water and I used to be a competitive swimmer. These prints are just gorgeous!

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  8. Jacqui says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:30 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! Love the beach and the sun!

    Reply
  9. Andrea says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:31 pm

    “LET’S GO SWIMMING!”

    I love swimming- although I can’t do the breast stroke properly for the life of me.

    Reply
  10. Christina says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:31 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! I love to swim!

    Reply
  11. Carol says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:32 pm

    Let’s Go Swimming!
    Born on an island, you betcha I love the water. Any kind, oceans to puddles. Just don’t get the opportunity to swim as much as I’d like!

    Reply
  12. Betsy says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:32 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! I swam all the way through college… now I prefer to lounge in a chair :)

    Reply
  13. Gwen says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:32 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! I love to be in and around water, but hate the inevitable sunburn that is often the result.

    Reply
  14. Dawn R. says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:32 pm

    Let’s go swimming!

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  15. Nicole says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:34 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! I love to swim in the lake.

    Reply
  16. Sara says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:34 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING!

    I’m from Hawaii so naturally, I love the water and the ocean. It is so calming and freeing.

    Reply
  17. Sophia says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:34 pm

    Let’s Go Swimming! I love to swim…preferably in clear blue ocean water with colorful fish all around. But I’ll take swimming at the YMCA with my kids in the summer too!

    Reply
  18. Natalie says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:34 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! I love the water and do a for fun triathlon every year. I wish I would make it to the pool more often though!

    Reply
  19. sherri says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:35 pm

    “LET’S GO SWIMMING!” I love swimming so much that I own a pool.. Having said that, swimming is more fun on vacation…at the beach.

    Reply
  20. Raquel says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:35 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! I’m more the lounger type. I like splashing a bit, but I’m no Michael Phelps. But I love these prints!

    Reply
  21. Kelly says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:37 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! I prefer to swim in the lakes- although up here in Canada that is only possible for about 2 months of the year… gotta make the most of it!

    Reply
  22. Maegan says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:38 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! I am terrified of doing anything other than doggy paddling across the pool. Even with a best friend who was Division 1 swimmer and a husband who loves swimming, I could never get the gist of it after countless lessons from both. Now it’s just a just a running joke with all our friends as my name in their e-mail contacts has become “Mae Can’t Swim” :)

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  23. Lori L. says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:39 pm

    I have been a water baby since I was a baby….I seem to have passed it on to my daughter as well! Love the art!

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  24. Nicole says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:39 pm

    Let’s go swimming! Not much of a swimmer but I enjoy lounging in the water.

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  25. Mollie says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:39 pm

    Let’s go swimming! I love to swim- I was on the swim team in high school! I just wish I had the time and energy to still do it for a workout.

    Reply
  26. Tiffany says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:39 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! I love swimming. I’m a seventh generation Floridian so it’s a prerequisite to my genealogy. :)

    Reply
  27. Sarita says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:39 pm

    From one water baby to another – LET’S GO SWIMMING! Living by the beach, my life revolves around the water – chilling out by snorkelling with friends or swimming across the bay to wash away the stresses of the week. Then there’s the heated pool for winter…
    Samantha’s artworks match our lifestyle to a T :)

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  28. Joanna says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:39 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! I loved splashing around as a kid, but haven’t gone swimming in years. We don’t have kids yet, but I’m hoping they’ll be a good excuse for some pool time in the the future.

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  29. Tanja says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:40 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! I love the water… but not the sun. :(

    Reply
  30. caroline says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:41 pm

    Let’s go swimming! I love swimming and hanging by the pool…something I plan on doing a lot of this summer :)

    Reply
  31. Meghan says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:41 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! Love to swim! Pretty sure I still hold the record at my middle school for treading water (probably because the teachers didn’t want to stay after school for that long again!).

    Reply
  32. Sara C. says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:41 pm

    Let’s go swimming!

    I grew up with a swimming pool and do love the water but am horrible at swimming. Maybe someday my little sister can teach me a proper stroke!

    Reply
  33. katie says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:42 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! I love the water… can’t wait for summer! And LOVE this artist!

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  34. Holly says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:42 pm

    “LET’S GO SWIMMING!”

    I’m not a big swimmer, but lounging in a pool on a hot day is just bliss. Sidenote: spent my honeymoon in Hawaii where I first learned that my husband hates nothing more than the water. I can hear him screaming “I’m drowning! I’m drowning!!!” whenever I look at the pictures. Hilarious, he will probably shudder looking at these beautiful paintings. :)

    Reply
  35. Laura says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:42 pm

    LETS GO SWIMMING! We love to swim in my family! Water babies from the start…or pool rats. I prefer the latter…my mom started me swimming at 3 mos, I statted my daughter at 3 mos. Bath time might be our favorite time of the day! *Singing little ducky duddles…

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  36. Nicole815 says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:43 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING!

    I love swimming and floating on a raft on a hot summer’s day.

    Reply
  37. Karen says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:43 pm

    LET’s GO SWIMMING!
    I love swimming. I swam competitively as a child and in high school. I played water polo competitively in high school and in college. I currently coach an age group swim team, swim 3 times a week for exercise and play on a masters water polo team. Swimming is a HUGE part of my life.

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  38. Cady says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:43 pm

    “LET”S GO SWIMMING!” I love to be in the water as long as it’s not COLD!

    Reply
  39. Mary Elizabeth says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:43 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! I grew up going to a nearby lake in the summers so I love water sports and boating the best! I do enjoy swimming some laps occasionally but my favorite is to lounge at the pool or beach in the Caribbean with a drink in hand. Who doesn’t love that?!

    Reply
  40. Jasmin S. says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:43 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! I loved swimming as a kid and though I don’t do at as much anymore I still love pools.

    Reply
  41. Designologyinteriors.blogspot.com says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:43 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! I love the water especially if it involves an ocean.

    Reply
  42. Jessica says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:43 pm

    Lets go swimming! I love the water. Growing up my favorite game to play in the summer was “marco polo!”

    Reply
  43. Nicole says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:44 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! I love swimming in pools, lakes, rivers, everything!

    Reply
  44. Chantel says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:44 pm

    LET’s GO SWIMMING! I love the water! Water sports are great in the summer. Plus hanging out poolside with a frosty drink in hand is NEVER a bad thing!

    Reply
  45. Betsy says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:44 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING!

    Love the water….Would Love to have a cottage on a lake!

    Reply
  46. Lindsey says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:44 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING!!!

    I love the water!!we are dying to put a pool in our back yard!

    Reply
  47. Crystal says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:44 pm

    Let’s Go Swimming! Love hanging out in a pool.

    Reply
  48. Heather S says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:45 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! Love the water but don’t love to swim. My boys love to swim though.

    Reply
  49. Lori ME says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:46 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! I love to swim… I used to go day and night when I was younger, was a lifeguard, and still love swimming laps :]

    Reply
  50. Adley K says

    March 26, 2012 at 8:47 pm

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! I LOVE LOVE LOVE swimming (maybe because I’m an aquarius?) and my favorite place to swim laps is in the Atlantic Ocean at my family’s beach house in VA Beach :)

    Reply
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