Toraichi Matsuoka

Story
Toraichi Matsuoka is the late father of Rin Matsuoka and Gou Matsuoka. He is an alumnus of Iwatobi High School and was a competitive swimmer in their then-existent swim club. His dream was to compete at the Olympics, but his dream was never realized. Instead, he remained in Iwatobi, becoming a fisherman and marrying Miyako Matsuoka, who gave them two children. During a particularly bad storm, Toraichi's fishing boat sunk and he drowned along with his crew, leaving his widow to raise Rin and Gou. Rin once stated that he has very few memories of his father since he was always away at his job. When he learned about his father's dream, Rin decided he, too, wanted to become an Olympic swimmer to fulfill his father's wish.