Buzz·Posted on Jul 31, 2015Subscribe to BuzzFeed Daily NewsletterCaret Down26 Pictures That Are A Little Too Real For SwimmersIs it me, or does it smell like chlorine in here?by Sam StrykerBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. How you set your alarm, compared to how normal people set their alarm: View this photo on Instagram 2. Pretty much the greatest feeling in the world: View this photo on Instagram 3. Whenever your friends ask you to hang out: View this photo on Instagram 4. Ugh, this one is a little TOO true: View this photo on Instagram 5. And when your coach puts a distance stroke set on the board: View this photo on Instagram 6. When football players say swimming "isn't a real sport": Sam Stryker @sbstryker When someone says swimming is not a sport: 04:24 PM - 31 Jul 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite 7. Also, this one, for all the lady swimmers: View this photo on Instagram 8. This catastrophe happening right before a race: View this photo on Instagram 9. When you didn't see anyone else finish the race, and you check the scoreboard: View this photo on Instagram 10. What happens when you put on your goggles: View this photo on Instagram 11. When you get back from vacation: View this photo on Instagram 12. Just this problem that happens during the summer: View this photo on Instagram 13. That feeling when you get back home from practice before anyone else has even woken up: View this photo on Instagram 14. Or maybe this might be more accurate: View this photo on Instagram 15. This one, for all those people who don't think swimming is a contact sport: View this photo on Instagram 16. BUT ACTUALLY: View this photo on Instagram 17. Yeah, this about sums it up: View this photo on Instagram 18. Basically EVERY time you hop into the pool: View this photo on Instagram 19. Yup, sounds about right: View this photo on Instagram 20. When you're gearing up for a big meet: View this photo on Instagram 21. When you have a LONG-ASS main set: View this photo on Instagram 22. Basically, what you think about after a long afternoon practice: View this photo on Instagram 23. This play on words, which makes WAY too much sense to anyone who's swam the 200 fly: View this photo on Instagram 24. How you feel when you are SO done with the other swimmers in your lane: View this photo on Instagram 25. When you take your goggles off: View this photo on Instagram 26. And finally, this: View this photo on Instagram