a bad case of chlorine burn

Courtesy of FGCU Athletics
2 sore shoulders

Thiago Pereira has impressive shoulder flexibility. Foto: Satiro Sodre/SSPress.
3 angry coaches

4 loads of laundry

5 doses of Advil

6 laneline bruises

7 freezing ice packs

8 snoozed alarms

9 tubes of lotion

10 chipped nails

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

Kyle Stolk at the FINA Short Course Worlds Windsor, Canada (photo: Mike Lewis)
12,000 yards of free

courtesy of Ian McNichol/Scottish Swimming