eph3merals:

Thanks to someone overdoing the pool chemicals, my arm hair looks like stubble, my head hair feels like straw, I have to coat my entire body in Vaseline and lotion, and I always smell like chlorine

c4ss-hole:

I forgot how physically draining swimming can be for me.
Welcome back shoulder pain, you were not missed.
I’m dying.

swimmingcookie7:

Foot cramps while swimming butterfly. worst thing ever.

teenswimmer:

Lane Etiquette is arguably one of the most important parts of competitive swimming. Being with the same people everyday in training, you start to notice the rules they ignore. Until now, these rules have been unrecorded, as people assume everybody knows them. From what you guys have told me, people defiantly do ignore the rules of Lane Ettiquette! The following is a guide on the top 4 most important rules, how to follow them and how to get others to follow them!

1. People Who Swim In The Middle Of The Lane

There’s nothing like cruising during warm up, or sprinting during a hard session, looking up and seeing some idiot hurtling toward you at what seems to be the speed of light. You have to make a snap decision in that moment: do you swim to the side or dive underneath them?

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dearscience:

• books
• unexpected kindness in strangers
• the rest of the world to travel
• languages to learn
• animals to take care of
• volunteer work to do
• the power of a good night’s rest
• the changing of seasons
• infinite things to learn
• billions of people to meet and possibly love
• billions of people who might love you back

meladoodle:

inbox:

Think of the most attractive person you know. Now imagine them sitting on the toilet, having extreme diarrhea.

even hotter