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...
It's possible that all I did 
was hold the others back...
من الممكن أن يكون كلّ ما فعلتُه
...كان عرقلة الآخرين
Womöglich war ich den
anderen nur ein Klotz am Bein,
Es posible que esa vez
solo les estorbara,
Es posible que entonces
solo estorbara,
À l’époque, j’ai sûrement tiré
mes camarades vers le bas,
Forse al tempo non ero altro 
che una spina al fianco per i miei compagni,
Ainda sinto que só atrapalhei eles...
Возможно, тогда я только
и делал, что тянул всех вниз...