The Best Episodes of Free! Season 3
Every episode of Free! Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Free! Season 3!
The story revolves around Haruka Nanase, a boy who has always loved to be immersed in water, and to swim in it. Before graduating from elementary school, he participated in a swimming tournament along with his fellow swimming club members, Makoto Tachibana, Nagisa Hazuki, and Rin Matsuoka. After achieving victory, each of the boys went their separate ways. Time passed, and in the middle of their uneventful high school lives Rin appears and challenges Haruka to a match, showing Haruka his overwhelming power. Not wanting it to end like this, Haruka, gathers together Makoto and Nagisa once again and brings a new member named Rei Ryugazaki to create the Iwatobi High School Swimming Club in order to defeat Rin.
Season 3 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Free!" season 3 is "Sprouting Dive Start!", rated 7.6/10 from 23 user votes. It was directed by Eisaku Kawanami and written by Masahiro Yokotani. "Sprouting Dive Start!" aired on 7/12/2018 and is rated 0.3 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "A Promise on a Shooting Star!".
7.6/10 23 votes#1 - Sprouting Dive Start!
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 7/12/2018
Haruka has entered Hidaka University, where he's now training with the swim club to prepare for a newcomer tournament. One day, he runs into Asahi, a swim teammate from middle school. Haruka is later joined by Makoto, who also moved to Tokyo, at a coffee shop to catch up with Asahi... and the topic quickly turns to Ikuya, another teammate they swam with in middle school. On the day of the newcomer tournament, Haruka and Asahi are in the same race for the first time in years... and the spectacle is watched by Hiyori, who calls Haruka an "inferior copy of Ikuya." After the race, as Haruka is walking through the halls with Asahi, he catches sight of Ikuya passing by..
Director: Eisaku Kawanami
Writer: Masahiro Yokotani
7.3/10 21 votes#2 - A Promise on a Shooting Star!
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 7/19/2018
Haruka and his relay teammates decide to hold a training camp in the summer of their second year of middle school. During the night, Haruka heads out to the pool and finds Ikuya looking up at the stars.
Director: Shinpei Sawa
Writer: Masahiro Yokotani
8.1/10 20 votes#3 - First Swim in Another Country!
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 7/26/2018
Rin, now living in Australia, trains hard every day with swimmers from all around the world. Then a Japanese guy shows up where his team is training, challenging each of his teammates to races and beating them one by one. Even Rin is surprised when this newcomer reveals his identity...
Director: Yasuhiro Takemoto
Writer: Masahiro Yokotani
7.6/10 18 votes#4 - Interference of Loss!
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 8/2/2018
Haru, Makoto, and Asahi visit Shimogami University in hopes of talking to Ikuya, but even after looking all over campus, they can't find him. Hiyori, however, notices them and makes it his mission to keep them from seeing Ikuya.
Director: Tatsuya Ishihara
Writer: Masahiro Yokotani
7.5/10 18 votes#5 - An Ominous Workout!
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 8/9/2018
The Iwatobi High School Swim Club is participating in a joint training camp with the Samezuka Academy and Soufuukan High School teams. Sousuke is also participating as an alumnus. In the midst of the excitement, Rei and Nagisa notice that something is odd about Romio's swimming. Then Shizuru tells them the story of what happened to Romio in middle school...
Director: Taichi Ogawa, Taichi Ishidate
Writer: Haruna Matsuda
7.5/10 18 votes#6 - The Mermaid of the Abyss!
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 8/16/2018
Hiyori still remembers the first time he saw Ikuya smile. Both boys grew stronger through rigorous training while they studied abroad in America... but seeing Haruka threw Ikuya off his stride. Now Hiyori wishes Ikuya would just forget about Haruka for good.
Director: Naoko Yamada
Writer: Reiko Yoshida
7.8/10 20 votes#7 - A Solitary Medley!
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 8/23/2018
With the college championships approaching, all the swimmers are training hard on their own in addition to their official club practices. Haruka is also undergoing some extra training, with coaching from the mysterious man they've been seeing around campus. Makoto is concerned about the arrangement, but Haruka assures him that he asked for the help himself
Director: Noriyuki Kitanohara
Writer: Masahiro Yokotani
8.1/10 21 votes#8 - Metamorphosis of the Soul!
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 8/30/2018
After the breakup of his middle school swim team, Ikuya decided to get stronger on his own and not rely on anyone. But Haruka, breaking out of his freestyle comfort zone to swim in the individual medley, tells Ikuya that he's not alone.
Director: Haruka Fujita
Writer: Masahiro Yokotani
7.5/10 18 votes#9 - Interval in the Evening Calm!
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 9/6/2018
Haruka's next race is the All-Japan Invitational, which determines who will represent Japan at the global level. To prepare for this important tournament, Haruka is invited to a special training camp.
Director: Shinpei Sawa
Writer: Haruna Matsuda
7.9/10 18 votes#10 - The Grab Start of Hope!
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 9/13/2018
Makoto has been unable to get in touch with Haruka following the friendly race at his training camp, making him worry that Haruka is dwelling on what happened. Then Nao approaches Makoto to tell him about a rumor he heard.
Director: Yasuhiro Takemoto
Writer: Reiko Yoshida
8.1/10 20 votes#11 - Streamline of Unity!
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 9/20/2018
Makoto meets up with the members of the Iwatobi Swim Club who are in Tokyo for the nationals. Meanwhile, Haru continues his training.
Director: Taichi Ishidate
Writer: Masahiro Yokotani
8.5/10 38 votes#12 - Dive to the Future!
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 9/27/2018
Nagisa, Rei, and the rest of the Iwatobi Swim Club have come to cheer on their former teammates at the All-Japan Invitational. Makoto tells them the story of how ever since Haruka swam for the first time, he'd been swimming only freestyle.
Director: Eisaku Kawanami, Taichi Ogawa
Writer: Masahiro Yokotani