S3E01 Sprouting Dive Start!

Sprouting Dive Start！ (芽吹きのダイブスタート！ Mebuki no Daibu Sutāto！) is the first episode of season three of the Free! anime, and the twenty-sixth episode of the overall series. It aired on July 11, 2018.

Synopsis
Haruka Nanase begins training at his new university, Hidaka University in Tokyo. Here, he reunites with his Junior High teammate, Asahi Shiina. While in Tokyo, Haru catches up with Asahi, Makoto Tachibana, & Kisumi Shigino, where they all begin reminiscing about their past. Eventually, the group begin discussing their old teammate, Ikuya Kirishima.

Characters
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