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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. L. says

    March 27, 2012 at 3:09 am

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! I really like swimming, though I’m not very good at it, haha! =)

    Reply
  2. carshena says

    March 27, 2012 at 3:10 am

    Let’s go swimming! I love swimming but I almost drowned when I was 11 so maybe it doesn’t love me.

    Reply
  3. Abigaël Poll says

    March 27, 2012 at 3:10 am

    LET’S GO SWIMMING !
    I love a good swim in the mediterranean when I’m on holiday in Greece :)
    Or in the lake in Annecy (France), where I live the year around !

    Reply
  4. Stephanie D. says

    March 27, 2012 at 3:11 am

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! Swimming is the best. You can’t keep me out of the pool on vacations!

    Reply
  5. Edie S says

    March 27, 2012 at 3:13 am

    LET’S GO SWIMMING!!!! I LOVE swimming and luckily living in So Cal the weather usually cooperates! :)

    Reply
  6. Alison says

    March 27, 2012 at 3:14 am

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! Living in Australia we get lots of chances to go for a swim – I love play in the water with my 3 daughters…6, 4 & 2. They are little fish!

    Reply
  7. Sian says

    March 27, 2012 at 3:18 am

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! In the river near our home in sunny South Africa!

    Reply
  8. teresacivi says

    March 27, 2012 at 3:24 am

    LETS GO SWIMMING!!!!! i love to go swimming in the ocean with my family,jumping from a boat and feeling the cold water is the best sensation….

    Reply
  9. Tara says

    March 27, 2012 at 3:26 am

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! I hate public pools, but we were lucky enough to move to a townhouse complex with a heated outdoor pool. We spent many a summer afternoon in the pool last year and LOVED it!! Too bad it took us 2 years to discover this, LOL!

    Reply
  10. Lisa Murphy says

    March 27, 2012 at 3:31 am

    “LET’S GO SWIMMING” Ooh! I adore swimming! When I was a little girl I won a belly-flop competition :) Now I just like to frolic in the pool!

    Reply
  11. Kristin (Australia) says

    March 27, 2012 at 3:31 am

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! Living in a sub-tropical climate we get in plenty of swimming in our backyard pool, and our 4 year old boy loves his swimming lessons every Saturday :)

    Reply
  12. Meghan says

    March 27, 2012 at 3:33 am

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! And YES! It’s great exercise – way more fun than running!

    Reply
  13. Annie says

    March 27, 2012 at 3:35 am

    Let’s go swimming! Nothing is better than swimming in the ocean I dream of it all winter.

    Reply
  14. Beth says

    March 27, 2012 at 3:35 am

    LETS GO SWIMMING!

    I don’t mind swimming, but I would rather just hang out in the sun and get a tan next to the pool!

    Reply
  15. Steve says

    March 27, 2012 at 3:37 am

    LETS GO SWIMMING! I live on the beach so love swimming, but unfortunately the English sea is not very warm!

    Reply
  16. Frances says

    March 27, 2012 at 3:40 am

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! I love swimming. I especially love swimming in the sea. Surfing is even better. So awesome to have an international giveaway… Yay!

    Reply
  17. Caz says

    March 27, 2012 at 3:43 am

    LET’S GO SWIMMING!

    Oooh, it’s hard to get there in the cold of an Australian winter, but once you’re there – swimming is good for the soul!

    Reply
  18. Kelley says

    March 27, 2012 at 3:46 am

    Let’s go swimming!

    Reply
  19. Abigail says

    March 27, 2012 at 3:48 am

    Let’s go swimming! I was on the swim team in middle and high school for 6 years!

    Reply
  20. Kerstin says

    March 27, 2012 at 4:02 am

    LET’S GO SWIMMING!

    I love to swim on a hot day, but I prefer lakes or the sea. I don’t like swimming pools so much.

    P.S. Thank you for the international give away!

    Reply
  21. Emma A says

    March 27, 2012 at 4:09 am

    “LET’S GO SWIMMING!” I practically grew up in the water, I love swimming and always wanted to be a marine biologist when I was little because I thought it meant I could swim all day!

    Reply
  22. Suzanne says

    March 27, 2012 at 4:28 am

    Let’s go swimming! When the weather is sunny, when we are with friends & family, when we just feel like it! =)

    Reply
  23. Hilary says

    March 27, 2012 at 4:31 am

    LET´S GO SWIMMING!
    I live on the beach, but I rarely go! Bonkers. Somehow owning artwork makes me feel like an adult.

    Reply
  24. gingerbisquite says

    March 27, 2012 at 4:31 am

    LETS GO SWIMMING! The sun is finally showing his face in the UK and i can’t wait to take my 10 week old son for his first splash in the pool

    Reply
  25. Emily says

    March 27, 2012 at 4:34 am

    LET’S GO SWIMMING!

    I adore swimming, it goes in hand with being an Aussie

    Reply
  26. Jenna says

    March 27, 2012 at 4:45 am

    LET’S GO SWIMMING!! The shore of Wildwood, NJ will always be in my heart since I spent childhood summers there every year!

    Reply
  27. April says

    March 27, 2012 at 4:48 am

    LET’S GO SWIMMING!

    …even though I can’t really swim, ha.

    Reply
  28. Jolene Barrett says

    March 27, 2012 at 4:56 am

    Let’s go swimming!!

    Being an aussie we love love love the water. Even my kids are water babies & they live at the beach!

    Reply
  29. Jen says

    March 27, 2012 at 4:56 am

    LET’S GO SWIMMING!

    I love water, oceans, pools, even lakes! I also love that this is a world wide giveaway!

    Reply
  30. Angela B says

    March 27, 2012 at 4:56 am

    LET’S GO SWIMMING!

    I’m lucky enough to enjoy the beautiful beaches here in Australia every summer.

    Reply
  31. Jac P says

    March 27, 2012 at 5:00 am

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! Although summer is nearly over here in Australia, so it may be a little chilly!!

    Reply
  32. Kate Bilby says

    March 27, 2012 at 5:08 am

    LET’S GO SWIMMING!

    Living in the UK means that usually the sea is a bit too cold for a full body dip, but there is nothing better than splashing about in the waves, far better than a pool :o)

    Reply
  33. Melanie Johnson says

    March 27, 2012 at 5:20 am

    Lets go swimming! My parents live on a lake that we love swimming in!

    Reply
  34. Laura says

    March 27, 2012 at 5:25 am

    “LET’S GO SWIMMING!” – not been swimming in years but about to start back to sort out my dodgy knees… wish me luck!

    Reply
  35. Ana Silva says

    March 27, 2012 at 5:29 am

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! I like swimming and mainly do a few laps and play around in the pool.

    Reply
  36. Georgia says

    March 27, 2012 at 5:29 am

    LET’S GO SWIMMING!
    I live in Greece so let’s!!!!

    Reply
  37. Oona says

    March 27, 2012 at 5:30 am

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! Water and I are great friends – as long as I can see the ground …

    Reply
  38. Karina says

    March 27, 2012 at 5:31 am

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! As long as it is not in the sea… because I tend mistake every algae for a giant shark!

    Reply
  39. Liv says

    March 27, 2012 at 5:35 am

    LET’S GO SWIMMING!… as long as it’s at the the beach! Or in a backyard, not a big swimming pool!

    Thankyou!

    Reply
  40. Teresa @ wherelovemeetslife says

    March 27, 2012 at 5:44 am

    LET’S GO SWIMMING!

    I have so much respect for swimmers. I tried swimming at the gym for, well, 2 days. It is HARD! lol :)

    Reply
  41. Heidi says

    March 27, 2012 at 5:46 am

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! Although I don’t love to swim unless it’s really hot outside one of my favorite things in the summer is sitting by our pool in the summer with a good book while watching my 3 daughters swim.

    Reply
  42. Karen says

    March 27, 2012 at 5:49 am

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! I started swimming as a kid and completed all the swimming classes at our local pool, however, my swimming is now limited to the beach and is more like floating than doing any strokes :)

    Reply
  43. Joana says

    March 27, 2012 at 6:00 am

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! Always! This is the first time I enter one of your giveaways. Partly because it’s not usually worldwide but partly also because swimming is my thing! I am 37 and I was one of those straight As in high school but terrible at sports. Terrible at everything I tried. Well, I’ve always liked the water but I never had proper swimming lessons. I’ve started 2 years ago, after my third kid as a little “me” time and I’ve progressed really fast. It’s my favourite part of the day! So I’d love to have one of those prints to celebrate “my sport”.

    Reply
  44. Nora Degnan says

    March 27, 2012 at 6:01 am

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! Some day I will live by the beach and swim every single day! Salt water makes my skin soft, the sun makes my hair soft and blond and the sand makes me feet pedicure soft!!

    Reply
  45. Carly says

    March 27, 2012 at 6:10 am

    LET’S GO SWIMMING!

    I absolutely love the water and can’t imagine ever living outside of New England, where I’m never very far from the ocean.

    Reply
  46. Cristiana says

    March 27, 2012 at 6:10 am

    LET’S GO SWIMMING! I can’t swim, but it is definitely on my “to do” list, as soon as I get over my aversion towards water on my face…

    Reply
  47. Diane says

    March 27, 2012 at 6:16 am

    LET’S GO SWIMMING!

    I’m not much of a swimmer but love being poolside on fun family holidays, especially as the kids (7 and 5) are now much more confident in the water …… roll on Sunday when we’re heading off for 2 weeks of sun, sand and sea!

    Reply
  48. Jason says

    March 27, 2012 at 6:18 am

    Let’s Go Swimming!
    Bring on summer and the beach.

    Reply
  49. Jay says

    March 27, 2012 at 6:18 am

    Let’s Go Swimming!

    Reply
  50. Nancy says

    March 27, 2012 at 6:19 am

    Let’s Go Swimming!

    My 4 kids love the pool

    Reply
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