Episode Title:
Distant Free!.
Episode Description:
Rin is so distracted that he swims poorly in his best event at tournament. He runs off, saying he's quitting swimming yet again. When the Iwatobi team overhears this and that Rin is off the Samezuka relay team, Rei confesses that they met, revealing everything Rin told him and stating his belief that all Rin really wants is to swim with his friends again. With the relay preliminaries about to occur, the group searches for Rin who is found by Haruka at their old elementary school. Initially fighting Haruka, Rin spots the phrase, "For the Team," scratched into the concrete. Rin begins to cry, admitting that all he truly wants is to swim a relay with his friends, just as they did long ago. The rest of the Iwatobi team joins them and Rei lets Rin take his place in the relay. Though they win the race, they are disqualified. Nevertheless, they feel they did the right thing.
