The smell of the water, the sounds of laughter, the sight of dads belly-flopping and children splashing – a day out at the swimming pool evokes strong memories of family time and fun. Now you can share those memories with our Joy of Swimming Linky and be in with a chance to win a year-long family pass to theme parks and zoos or £250 to spend on swim kit, thanks to British Gas.
Best of all, you can take the children swimming for free with the British Gas Free Swims for Britain programme. The company is providing free swims this summer as part of their support for British Swimming. The offer is for 1 adult and up to 2 children at pools across the UK (you don’t even have to be a British Gas customer to participate) and some pools are even offering free swimming classes or lessons too.
To collect your free swim visit the website here.
To take part in the Joy of Swimming Linky:
1. Post on your blog about your favourite swimming memory. The post can include text (of at least 100 words) or photos with text and the subject matter is anything that evokes the Joy of Swimming for you. It could be the memories of your parents taking you for a swim, your child’s first swimming experience or a funny moment in the pool. Make sure you specify on your post that your entry is for the BritMums Joy of Swimming Competition, sponsored by British Gas. You can grab this badge too.
2. Add the URL of your post in the Linky below by 9 May and you’ll be entered to win one of 4 Merlin family passes, which give year-long entry to theme parks and zoos around the UK, and a grand prize of £250 to spend in JJB Sports.
3. Tweet about your post using #bgfreeswim
You don’t have to enter the Linky to take advantage of the British Gas Free Swims for Britain programme, simply visit British Gas now to swim for free. The offer is valid until 30th August 2012.
Make a splash with your post about the Joy of Swimming Linky Challenge now! Read the Challenge Terms & Conditions.
Vouchers are valid for up to one adult and up to two children, actual number depends on chosen activity. Booking period: 13/04/12 – 30/08/12. Activities must be taken at participating pools by the date printed on the voucher. One per household. Limited availability. Conditions apply.
This competition is now closed. The winners are:
Merlin pass: Chelsea Mama, LLM Calling, A Mummy’s View, Stressy Mummy
Voucher: Seasider in the City
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Thrilled to be one of the winners, and really pleased to do our bit in helping more families to go for a swim. Thanks British Gas and Britmums.
Hi BritMums,
Great blog and like to say we must encourage our kids for swimming as swimming improve muscle strength, acrobatic capacity and makes hips, shoulders, back and arms muscles strong.Swimming is great cardio exercise to lose weight by burning fat and regulating metabolism.
I was doing great! (I started early, about two weeks ago) but today I am quite drmltaicaaly OFF plan sparkle. Just 24 hours furlough then tomorrow I will be back on again.I agree! Getting off on the right foot is soooo important. I’ve shifted my morning routine a little to fit in ten-fifteen minutes of exercise (usually yoga or something gentle) as well as breakfast etc on a work day it sets me up for the whole day. I’m also trying to do 30 minutes a day of something else cardio-ish ( ish =walking, dancing around my room to the glee soundtrack, whatevs and that is helping no end with keeping me feeling sparkly and energised and happy. It is amazing how much difference eating well (and not obsessing about the occasional cupcake) and doing just a little bit of exercise has made my mood shoot up.Happy Easter, FT! xxx