Free! (English Dubbed) Season 2 Episode 8 Locomotive of Crisis!
- TV-14
- August 20, 2014
- 23 min
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Haru and Makoto are continuing their studies at Hidaka University while also being active on the university's swim team. With the swim club's funding in jeopardy, they are forced to win a relay race or face budget cuts. Meanwhile, Rin has returned to Japan after training in Australia and joins the Samezuka swim team. However, he finds himself at odds with his new coach and struggles to find a place on the team. As tensions rise, Haru and Makoto must find a way to unite the Hidaka swim team or risk losing their chance at victory. In episode 8, "Locomotive of Crisis!", the Hidaka swim team prepares for their annual training trip to Iwatobi, where they will compete against other university teams. However, they face setbacks when their train is delayed and they are forced to take a crowded, slow-moving local train. As frustrations mount, the team begins to lose sight of their goal and turn on each other. It is up to Haru and Makoto to remind their teammates of why they swim and rally the team together before it's too late.