a bad case of chlorine burn
![](https://swimswam.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/untitled-11-640x334.png)
Courtesy of FGCU Athletics
2 sore shoulders
![](https://swimswam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Thiago-Pereira-Demonstrating-Impressive-Shoulder-Flexibility-at-the-Gold-Coast-Aquatic-Centre-640x426.jpg)
Thiago Pereira has impressive shoulder flexibility. Foto: Satiro Sodre/SSPress.
3 angry coaches
![](https://swimswam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Arkansas-coach-DO8T9840--640x427.jpg)
4 loads of laundry
![](https://swimswam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1910600_555747071352_6079_n.jpg)
5 doses of Advil
![](https://swimswam.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/pain-injury-cycle-640x414.jpg)
6 laneline bruises
![](https://swimswam.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Stock-2016-NAIA-Columbus-GA-16-640x424.jpg)
7 freezing ice packs
![](https://swimswam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/triceps.jpg)
8 snoozed alarms
![](https://swimswam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Screen-Shot-2014-11-13-at-4.05.57-PM-640x337.png)
9 tubes of lotion
![](https://swimswam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Screen-Shot-2015-06-09-at-10.43.29-AM-150x480.png)
10 chipped nails
![](https://swimswam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/UCLA-640x462.jpg)
UCLA’s caps may be more of a royal blue, but their fingernails are sporting that baby blue. (Courtesy: Janna Schulze)
11 pairs of sweatpants
![](https://swimswam.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Kyle-Stolk-by-Mike-Lewis-640x445.jpg)
Kyle Stolk at the FINA Short Course Worlds Windsor, Canada (photo: Mike Lewis)
12,000 yards of free
![](https://swimswam.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/30727268114_1302c0ad9d_k-640x416.jpg)
courtesy of Ian McNichol/Scottish Swimming