Free! - Season 1 Episode 2 : Memories in the Distance!
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.
First Air Date : Jul 04, 2013
Last Air Date : Sep 27, 2018
Runtime : 24 min.
Genre : Animation, Comedy, Drama
Stars : Nobunaga Shimazaki, Daisuke Hirakawa, Akeno Watanabe, Kenjiro Tsuda, Mamoru Miyano, Hiroshi Yanaka, Tatsuhisa Suzuki, Satsuki Yukino, Kouki Miyata, Yoshimasa Hosoya
Quality : 
- Eps. 1 : Reunion at the Starting Block!2013-07-04
- Eps. 2 : Memories in the Distance!2013-07-11
- Eps. 3 : Theoretical Dolphin Kick!2013-07-18
- Eps. 4 : Captive Butterfly2013-07-25
- Eps. 5 : Trial in Open Water2013-08-08
- Eps. 6 : Shocking No Breathing2013-08-15
- Eps. 7 : One Style Final!2013-08-21
- Eps. 8 : Revenge in the Medley!2013-08-29
- Eps. 9 : Hesitant Loosen Up2013-09-05
- Eps. 10 : Irritated Heart Rate2013-09-12
- Eps. 11 : Furious All-out2013-09-19
- Eps. 12 : Distant Free2013-09-26
