S2E08 Locomotive of Crisis!

Locomotive of Crisis! (変局のロコモーティブ！ Henkyoku no Rokomootibu!) is the eighth episode of Season 2 of the Free! anime and the twentieth episode of the overall series. It aired on August 20, 2014.

Synopsis
Sosuke Yamazaki begins coaching Aiichiro Nitori to improve his swimming. Meanwhile, Makoto Tachibana helps out Goro Sasabe at Iwatobi SC Returns, acting as a part-time swimming coach for children. He notices Hayato Shigino struggling to swim without a kick board and learns that his brother is Kisumi Shigino, a former classmate from Iwatobi Junior High School. As the two reminisce, Kisumi explains to Makoto how Hayato developed a fear of swimming after falling off a boat and nearly drowning. Told by Haruka to think over his own experiences of learning to swim, Makoto teaches Hayato the backstroke, helping him to overcome his fear. As Makoto's time as a coach comes to an end, he and Haruka learn from Kisumi that Sosuke has a shoulder injury but has been competing in tournaments in spite of it.

Characters
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Trivia

 * Prior to Eternal Summer's English DVD release by Funimation the episode was called 'Locomotive Pinch!' in English