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2013 · 3 seasons · 37 episodes · 24min · Animé

Starring Nobunaga Shimazaki, Daisuke Hirakawa, Akeno Watanabe, Kenjirō Tsuda, Mamoru Miyano, Tatsuhisa Suzuki, Satsuki Yukino, Yoshimasa Hosoya

Ideal when you feel… Happy Romantic Angry

The story revolves around Haruka Nanase, a boy who has always loved to be immersed in water, and to swim in it. Before graduating from elementary school, he participated in a swimming tournament along with his fellow swimming club members, Makoto Tachibana, Nagisa Hazuki, and Rin Matsuoka. After achieving victory, each of the boys went their separate ways. Time passed, and in the middle of their uneventful high school lives Rin appears and challenges Haruka to a match, showing Haruka his overwhelming power. Not wanting it to end like this, Haruka, gathers together Makoto and Nagisa once again and brings a new member named Rei Ryugazaki to create the Iwatobi High School Swimming Club in order to defeat Rin.

Original language

Japanese

Country

Japan

Cast

Kenjirō Tsuda, Mamoru Miyano, Tatsuhisa Suzuki, Satsuki Yukino, Yoshimasa Hosoya

Updated October 21, 2026

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