S2E02 Stroke of Chance Encounter!

Stroke of Chance Encounter! (邂逅のストローク！ Kaigou no Sutorooku!) is the second episode of Season 2 of the Free! anime and the fourteenth episode of the overall series. It aired on July 9, 2014.

Synopsis
Rin Matsuoka reminisces with Sosuke Yamazaki, his Sano Elementary School classmate prior to Rin's transferring to Iwatobi Elementary School. Goro Sasabe plans to put on a community swimming festival utilizing the Iwatobi Swimming Club to spread the word and to come up with a main event. Haruka Nanase suggests a swimming relay and Rin Matsuoka is asked to assemble a team of his own to swim against them. Sosuke asks to join on the condition that he swims in the freestyle leg. On the day of the event, one of Rin's team is forced to drop out, but by chance, they manage to find a replacement in Momotaro Mikoshiba. Prior to the relay, Sosuke confronts Haruka, telling him not to get in Rin's way. As the relay gets underway, both teams show strong form with Haruka's team narrowly managing to win. Afterwards, Rin invites Momotaro to join the Samezuka Swimming Club while Haruka becomes cautious of Sosuke's attitude towards him.

Characters
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