Mikhail Makarovich Nitori

Mikhail Makarovich Nitori (Russian: Михаил Макарович Нитори; Japanese: ミハイル・マカロービィチ・ニトリ Mihairu・Makaroobichi・Nitori) is a supporting character in the anime series Free! beginning with Free!'s third season, Free!-Dive to the Future-. He is a former competitive swimmer from Russia, but now coaches up-and-coming swimmers in whom he finds potential greatness. He currently coaches Rin Matsuoka.

Appearance
Mikhail is a relatively tall man with green eyes and short, light blond hair that curls slightly. He also has a blond goatee and a slight moustache.

Personality
Mikhail is a friendly and talkative individual, but is stubborn once he sets his mind to something, as shown when Natsuya Kirishima repeatedly asks him to be his coach and Mikhail repeatedly refuses. Similar to Gou Matsuoka, he is a huge fan of muscles and chooses who he's going to train based on whether he thinks a person has 'good' or 'bad' muscles.

History
Mikhail used to be the star of the Russian swimming world. He and Ryuji Azuma were top rivals when they were younger and still maintain a friendly rivalry as swimming coaches.

Trivia

 * One of his hobbies is collecting muscle magazines, like Gou Matsuoka. He loves the fact that Japan has so many rare books about muscles.
 * He has a habit of using outdated Japanese slang, indicating it's been a long time since he's last been there.
 * His contact name in Ryuji's phone is "Muscle Idiot" (筋肉バカ Kinniku Baka).