<Tr> <Th> 12 </Th> <Td> "Distant Free!" "Harukanaru Furī!" (遙 か なる フリー!) </Td> <Td> September 26, 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> Rin becomes so distracted by being taken off the relay team that he ends up placing terribly in his 100m event, after which, he runs off in an outburst, saying he is quitting swimming yet again . When the Iwatobi team overhears that Rin is off the Samezuka relay team, Rei confesses that he met with him, revealing everything that Rin told him the previous night and stating his belief that what Rin really wants is simply to swim with his friends again . With the relay preliminaries fast approaching, the group splits up in search of Rin, who is eventually found by Haruka by their old elementary school . Initially fighting Haruka, Rin spots the phrase, "For the Team," scratched into the concrete at its pouring . Rin begins to cry and claims that all he wants is to swim in a relay with Haruka, just as they had promised one another long ago . The rest of the guys find them and Rei lets Rin take his place in the relay . Although disqualified for an unapproved roster change despite placing first, they feel proud for doing what they thought was the right thing . </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> No . </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Original airdate </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1 (13) </Th> <Td> "Storm of Dive and Dash!" "Arashi no Daibu Dasshu!" (嵐 の ダイブ ダッシュ!) </Td> <Td> July 2, 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> At the start of a new school year, Haruka and the others meet up with Rin at Samezuka Academy for an event to send off the third - year members, where they end up getting roped into a freestyle relay against the school . Afterwards, as the Iwatobi Swim Club struggles to recruit new members, Coach Sasabe reveals he has restored the Iwatobi Swimming Club (naming it Iwatobi Swimming Club Returns), thus giving the guys a chance to use an indoor pool . Later on, Rin, who has been made captain of the Samezuka Swim Club, participates in a race against Haruka, managing to tie for the lead . That evening, the Iwatobi team invites Rin to the Iwatobi school pool, which they have filled with cherry blossoms, only for rain to ruin the opportunity . The next day, Rin is surprised to find an old acquaintance of his, Sousuke Yamazaki, transfer into his class . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2 (14) </Th> <Td> "Stroke of Chance Encounter!" "Kaigō no Sutorōku!" (邂逅 の ストローク!) </Td> <Td> July 9, 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> Rin reminisces with Sousuke, his best friend and classmate at Sano elementary school prior to transferring to Iwatobi elementary school . Sousake comes to Samezuka as a way to spend his third - year in his hometown before going pro . Meanwhile, Coach Sasabe plans a community swim festival to be held at ISC Returns and asks the Iwatobi team to spread the word and come up with a main event . Haruka suggests a relay and Rin is asked to assemble a Samezuka team to swim against Iwatobi . Sousuke asks to join on the condition he swim the freestyle leg . On the day of the event, one of Rin's team members is forced to drop out, but they manage to find a replacement in Momotarou Mikoshiba . Prior to the relay, Sousuke confronts Haruka, warning him not to get in Rin's way as he pursues his dream . As the relay gets underway, both teams show strong form with Haruka's team narrowly winning . Afterwards, Rin invites Momotarou to join Samezuka's swim club while Haruka becomes cautious of Sousuke . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 3 (15) </Th> <Td> "Butterfly of Farewell!" "Wakare no Batafurai!" (別れ の バタフライ!) </Td> <Td> July 16, 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> Rin changes dorm rooms, moving in with Sousuke, while Momotarou becomes Aiichirou's roommate . Iwatobi High School holds a culture festival where the Swim Club participates in a land - based relay race against the other clubs, though their victory does little to attract new members . As the group turns their attention towards the next national tournament, Rei worries whether it is acceptable that he only swims the butterfly stroke . His worries increase when an upperclassman from the track team asks if he would like to return . Nagisa becomes concerned when Rei starts going off on' errands' after school, with the others becoming suspicious, as well . Spotting Rei speaking with the track team captain, the group corners Rei and implores him not to quit the swim team . After Rei reveals he had no intention of quitting, the group follows him to his' errand,' where they learn Rei has been secretly taking swimming lessons from Rin in order to learn other styles besides the butterfly . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 4 (16) </Th> <Td> "Somersault Turn of Promise!" "Yakusoku no Samāsoruto Tān!" (約束 の サマー ソルト ターン!) </Td> <Td> July 23, 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> With the prefecturals tournament approaching, Gou decides to make nutritional bento lunches for the team . Meanwhile, Sousuke recalls a promise that he had yet to ask of Rin before he left for Australia, especially after hearing how Haruka and the others helped restore his spirits . When Gou's attempt at a nutritional bento proves to be inedible, she compensates by putting together a tough training regimen . Later that evening, Sousuke tells Rin he should give up relays in order to focus on his Olympic goal, but Rin states he can accomplish both . Despite preferring to swim individually, Sousuke asks to join Samezuka's relay team in order to find something he's missing, challenging Rin to a butterfly race to earn his spot . Admiring Sousuke's passion, Rin changes the way swimmers are selected for relays, asking only those who are serious about being in a relay team to step forward . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 5 (17) </Th> <Td> "Head - Up of Decision!" "Ketsui no Heddo Appu!" (決意 の ヘッド アップ!) </Td> <Td> July 30, 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> After his teammates notice him behaving oddly and insisting on sleeping over, Nagisa reveals he has run away from home, explaining that his parents told him to quit the swim club because of his poor grades . Wanting to avoid speaking to them, Nagisa and the others hide out at ISC Returns to discus the situation . Nagisa laments that he doesn't find studying fun, having been forced to do it endlessly during middle school . As the group sees a car pull up to the building, they moves further into the building . Rei tries to convince Nagisa to tell his parents how he really feels . Moved by everyone's words, Nagisa voices his true feelings to the unknown pursuer, who turns out to be their teacher, Ms. Amakata, who came after Haruka quietly informed her of Nagisa's plight . With the support of his friends and his teacher, Nagisa gathers his courage to speak honestly with his parents who agree to allow him to stay in the swim club on the condition that he work hard on both his schoolwork and his sport . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 6 (18) </Th> <Td> "Prime of Invincibility!" "Muteki no Puraimu!" (無敵 の プライム!) </Td> <Td> August 6, 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> On the day before the prefecturals, Rin and Gou pay their respects at their father's grave, where Rin gives Gou a photo of him to put up at ISC Returns . The next day, Nagisa, Makoto, Rei, Rin and Momotarou all qualify in their respective individual events . Later, Makoto competes against Haruka in the 200m freestyle, wanting to have a real race against him before they graduate high school . Despite losing due to his pacing, Makoto presents a happy appearance to avoid making Haruka feel guilty about winning . Haruka and Rin then face off against each other in the 100m freestyle, with Haruka narrowly beating Rin by a split second, bringing the first day's events to a close . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 7 (19) </Th> <Td> "Crouching Start of Revenge!" "Setsujoku no Kurauchingu Sutāto!" (雪辱 の クラウチング スタート!) </Td> <Td> August 13, 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> After Rin chooses his team for the medley relay event, which includes Sousuke and Momotarou, Aiichirou feels downhearted over not making the team, but is encouraged by Sousuke . The next day, as the relay gets underway, Samezuka wins the race, though Iwatobi manages to make it to regionals, as well . Afterwards, as Haruka and Rin are both scouted by college coaches, Rin confronts Sousuke about his recent behavior, to which Sousuke waffles, responding he hasn't yet found what he is looking for . Haruka seems less than thrilled about being scouted, but Rei reassures him by telling him he will always be free if he is true to himself . Thereafter, Haruka comes up with a training regimen to improve their relay times . Later, Gou spots Sousuke as he skips team practice . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 8 (20) </Th> <Td> "Locomotive of Crisis!" "Henkyoku no Rokomōtibu!" (変 局 の ロコモーティブ!) </Td> <Td> August 20, 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> Makoto takes a part - time job helping Coach Sasabe at ISC Returns, acting as a coach to children learning how to swim . Makoto discovers that one of his students, Hayato, is the younger brother of Kisumi Shigino, an old classmate from middle school . As the two reminisce, Kisumi explains to Makoto how Hayato developed a fear of swimming after he nearly drowned after falling off of a boat . Makoto tries to help Hayato unsuccessfully until Haruka tells him to remember his own experience of learning to swim . Makoto then teaches Hayato how to do the backstroke, thus helping him overcome his fear . As Makoto's time as a coach comes to an end, Haruka and he learn from Kisumi that Sousuke is nursing an injured shoulder but competing in tournaments in spite of it . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 9 (21) </Th> <Td> "Forming of Disruption!" "Shissoku no Fōmingu!" (失速 の フォーミング!) </Td> <Td> August 27, 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> On the day before the regional tournament, both Iwatobi and Samezuka end up staying at the same hotel . While Aiichirou is chosen to swim in Samezuka's relay team thanks to his training, Haruka, who is in deep thought about being scouted, ends up sharing an elevator ride with Sousuke, confirming his shoulder injury . The next day, as Rin manages to pass his heat in the 100m freestyle, Haruka becomes overwhelmed by the pressure of performing in front of scouts and stops cold in the middle of a race . When Rin angrily confronts him following the race, Haruka snaps at him, telling him that he doesn't have any dreams and resents being told what to do . Rei, Makoto and Nagisa overhear their fight and, as Haruka assures his friends that he will swim in the relay with them, Sousuke continues to experience pain from his shoulder injury . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 10 (22) </Th> <Td> "Six - Beat of Tears!" "Namida no Shikkusu - Bīto!" (涙 の シックス ビート!) </Td> <Td> September 3, 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> After being informed by Aiichirou, Rin now knows that Sousuke's shoulder injury is serious and that his talk of being scouted is false . As the two take their conversation outside, unaware that Haruka is nearby, Sousuke reveals that he has been training incessantly so he could swim with Rin again, further injuring his shoulder in the process . Having decided to quit swimming, he went to see Rin swim in last year's regionals and witnessed his breakdown, but regained hope for himself when he saw how Rin picked himself up thanks to his friends . Despite Rin's objections, Sousuke wants to swim with everyone in the relay, with Aiichirou and Momotarou backing him up . Having heard this, Haruka asks his team to give it everything they've got in response to Sousuke's dedication . As the match gets underway, Sousuke's shoulder acts up, but Rin encourages him to make it to the end of his leg, leading to the final showdown between Haruka and Rin, with Iwatobi winning by a fraction of a second . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 11 (23) </Th> <Td> "The Open Turn of Destiny!" "Unmei no Nebā Tān!" (運命 の ネバー ターン!) </Td> <Td> September 10, 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> As both Iwatobi and Samezuka continue to train for the national tournament, Rei worries about Haruka, who is unable to participate in the freestyle event . Haruka is later approached by Sousuke, who tells him he must move forward so that Rin can improve alongside him . As Obon arrives, Makoto and the others confront Haruka that he isn't being his usual' free' self, expressing their desire to help him find a dream . Things come to a head when Makoto pushes the issue and Haruka rebukes him for not having a dream for himself . Makoto reveals his heretofore unspoken plans to attend university in Tokyo after graduation and Haruka is stunned . As he starts to seclude himself, Makoto asks Rin for help, who takes the despondent swimmer to Australia . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 12 (24) </Th> <Td> "A Swim - Off in a Foreign Land!" "Ikyō no Suimofu!" (異郷 の スイムオフ!) </Td> <Td> September 17, 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> Upon arriving in Sydney, Australia, Rin takes Haruka to the beach, where he talks about his experiences in the country before taking him to meet his home stay parents, Russell and Lori . Haruka is upset and unresponsive, revealing his distress over his fight with Makoto . Upon checking into their hotel, the pair find they have to share a double bed for the night, though they manage to get through their discomfort by reminiscing about old times . The next day, Rin takes Haruka to the Sydney International Aquatic Centre to swim alongside Australia's national swim team, reigniting Haruka's passion for swimming . Rin states he came to Australia to approach his old coach about joining his team and Haruka states he has also found a dream for which he can aim . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 13 (25) </Th> <Td> "The Eternal Summer of Beginnings!" "Hajimari no Etānaru Samā!" (はじまり の エターナル サマー!) </Td> <Td> September 24, 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> Upon returning to Japan, Haruka thanks Rin and rejoins his teammates, saying that he will begin focusing on times and winning for the sake of reaching his goal of swimming on the global stage . He and Makoto make amends and Makoto shares that he will be studying to become a swim coach and teacher . On the night before the national tournament, the group reminisces about their time together, with Nagisa and Rei becoming emotional about Haruka and Makoto's impending graduation . Haruka assures them tht they will always stay connected . Following a memorable experience at the nationals, in which Iwatobi manages to win their heat and 6th place overall, graduation occurs . Rin makes Aiichirou Samezuka's new team captain and tells Sousuke that he'll wait for him to return to the world of swimming . Meanwhile, the Iwatobi team buries a time capsule containing the sights they saw at the nationals before joining Rin in a petal - filled pool at Samezuka . Everyone soon goes their separate ways, with a flash forward to Haruka and Rin facing off against each other on the global stage . End credits show Makoto and Haru attending university in Tokyo . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 14 (OVA) </Th> <Td> "Forbidden All Hard!" "Kindan no Ōru Hādo!" (禁断 の オール ハード!) </Td> <Td> March 18, 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> <P> Haruka and the others go to Samezuka Academy's Culture Festival where Rin and the Samezuka Swim Club are hosting a maid café . The two teams decide to participate in a watergun survival game across the campus with Haruka, Sousuke, Nagisa and Momotarou on one team and Rin, Makoto, Rei, and Aiichirou on the other . After several mishaps and plans gone astray, the match boils down to a standoff between Haruka and Rin . Rin wins since Haruka lets himself be dowsed by the watergun . At the end of the day, the eight of them take the time to get to know each other better . </P> Note: This episode was a direct - to - home release and was included with the 7th Blu - ray / DVD . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> No . </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Original airdate </Th> </Tr>

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