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    WIN tickets to the British Gas Swimming Championships

    The swimming championships will be the first event to be held in the London Aquatics Centre

    By Marie Claire
    Published 23 February 2012 In Features

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    The swimming championships will be the first event to be held in the London Aquatics Centre

    Sports fans, listen up! If you’re tried - and failed - to get your hands on a pair of elusive tickets to the 2012 Olympic Games, then we're giving away the next best thing.

    We’ve got an amazing 20 pairs of tickets to the British Gas Swimming Championships up for grabs, and we’ll be giving them away on Twitter.

    FOLLOW MARIE CLAIRE ON TWITTER HERE!

    That’s right. Not only could you be watching the first swimming event ever to be held in the London Aquatics Centre, it also serves as the selection trials for the 2012 Olympic Games – so you could be watching Olympic hopefuls like star swimmer Rebecca Adlington, qualify.

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    The championships will take place daily between Saturday 3rd and Saturday 10th March, at the brand new Aquatics Centre in London.

    And it couldn't be simpler to win.

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    To get your hands on a pair of tickets to one of the British Gas Swimming Championship events, all you need to do is follow Marie Claire on Twitter, and re-tweet the message, exactly as it is below.

    RT @MarieClaireUK To WIN tickets to the British Gas Swimming Championships, 3rd-12th March http://bit.ly/ywIYyX

    20 winners will be drawn at random at 1pm on Friday 24th February.

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    Good luck!

    For more information, visit: swimming.org/britishswimming/2012trials.

    T&Cs • The prize consists of 2 tickets to the British Gas Swimming Championships • Dates may be subject to change • The prize is non-exchangeable and non-refundable. There is no cash alternative. • Travel and accommodation is not provided • Winners will be notified by a direct message to their Twitter account • The Editor's decision is final and binding. No correspondence will be entered into.

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