The Iwatobi High School Swim Club is participating in a joint training camp with the Samezuka Academy and Soufuukan High School teams. Sousuke is also participating as an alumnus. In the midst of the excitement, Rei and Nagisa notice that something is odd about Romio's swimming. Then Shizuru tells them the story of what happened to Romio in middle school...
In the words of Mikhail,
a coach who was once called
بلسان ميهايل، مدرّب كان يُدعى ذات يوم
Mit den Worten von Mikhail, einem Trainer,
En palabras de Mikhail,
el entrenador que llamaron
En palabras de Mikhail,
el entrenador que llamaron
Un mec appelé Mikhail,
ancien joyau de la natation russe,
Un certo Mikhail,
tempo fa definito la promessa della Russia,
Nas palavras do Mikhail,
um técnico que uma vez chamaram
Говоря словами Михаила —
тренера, которого