OK I am wierd - I love the smell of swimming pools and chlorine on my skin 
But i do hate what it does to my eyes, nose, skin, breathing etc etc etc
I hated swimming at our Y pool and wouldn't go into the hot tub - I felt I had to wear goggles just for the hot tub.
This last month, however, they put out an announcement that it wasn't the chlorine that was the problem but the gases created when the chlorine was killing the bacteria 
Anyway they added something to neutralize it and what ever they did made a huge difference.
I wear a nose plug because if I don't my sinuses always bother me
And one more thing
I swam in a pool this summer that was a saline pool. They used salt water instead of chlorinated water. It wasn't as salty as the ocean but was great to swim in. Apparently no need for goggles and your suit isn't destroyed in 3 months. I wish other places would try that!
It's about the journey and being in the moment, not about the destination