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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KoukiMiyata (Japanese), Creator/JoshGrelle (English), Héctor Ireta del Alba (Latin American Spanish)

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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KoukiMiyata (Japanese), Creator/JoshGrelle Creator/JessieJamesGrelle (English), Héctor Ireta del Alba (Latin American Spanish)
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SatsukiYukino (Japanese), Creator/CaitlinGlass (English), Betzabé Jara (Latin American Spanish)

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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SatsukiYukino (Japanese), Creator/CaitlinGlass (English), Betzabé Jara Creator/BetzabeJara (Latin American Spanish)



!!!'''Voiced by:''' Hiroshi Yanaka (Japanese), Creator/ChristopherSabat (English), Enrique Cervantes (Latin American Spanish)

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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Hiroshi Yanaka (Japanese), Creator/ChristopherSabat (English), Enrique Cervantes Creator/EnriqueCervantes (Latin American Spanish)
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* {{Bishonen}}: They're all slim, tall (bar Nagisa and Aiichirou), and handsome, and could be more accurately described as "pretty" (Ikuya, Nao, and non-swimmer Kisumi in particular) than "manly" (except for Seijuurou and Sousuke), which is par for the course for most swimmers.
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* PeekABangs: His bangs mostly cover his right eye.



* PeekABangs: His blond hair covers half of his face, including one eye.
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Rated M For Manly is about works, not specific characters


* RatedMForManly: Him and Sousuke are the most masculine members of the cast, although he represents a more upbeat side of masculinity.



* RatedMForManly: Along with Seijuurou, the most masculine member of the main cast.

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** Although he's the kindest and most gentle member of the club, his speech pattern is the rough masculine type comparable to the way Rin or Haruka talks, rather than Rei's {{Keigo}}. It's shown in ''Starting Days'' that he picked up this pattern after starting middle school in an attempt to seem more mature (including changing his personal pronoun from [[UsefulNotes/JapanesePronouns "boku" to "ore"]]), but his soft nature remains and contrasts the way he speaks.

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** Although he's the kindest and most gentle member of the club, his speech pattern is the rough masculine type comparable to the way Rin or Haruka talks, rather than Rei's {{Keigo}}.[[UsefulNotes/JapaneseLanguage keigo]]. It's shown in ''Starting Days'' that he picked up this pattern after starting middle school in an attempt to seem more mature (including changing his personal pronoun from [[UsefulNotes/JapanesePronouns "boku" to "ore"]]), but his soft nature remains and contrasts the way he speaks.



* {{Keigo}}: He uses very polite language, even when he's angry.

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* BizarreTasteInFood: Others don't share his interest in mackerel pineapple pizza. That said, even he is disgusted by Nagisa's sweettooth tendencies, especially when he happily stuffs his face with food laced with protein powder.

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* BizarreTasteInFood: Others don't share his interest in mackerel pineapple pizza. That said, even he is disgusted by Nagisa's sweettooth sweet tooth tendencies, especially when he happily stuffs his face with food laced with protein powder.


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* CoolBigBro: His younger twin siblings both adore and admire him.
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* SenpaiKohai: Senpai to Nagisa and Rei's kouhai.



* SenpaiKohai: Kouhai to Makoto's senpai.



* SenpaiKohai: The senpai to Nitori.



* SenpaiKohai: Refers to Rin as "Matsuoka-senpai" and [[FirstNameBasis later]] "Rin-senpai". In Eternal Summer, Momo calls him Nitori-senpai.



* SenpaiKohai: Being a 3rd year, he's the sempai for the main characters.



* SenpaiKohai: Being a 3rd year, he's the sempai for the main characters. This applies to a lesser extent in ''Dive to the Future''; none of them attend his school, but several characters still refer to him as sempai.
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* BadassBaritone: Has a deep voice to compliment his imposing figure.

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!!Introduced in ''High Speed! Free! Starting Days''

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!!Introduced in ''High Speed! Free! Starting Days''''Anime/HighSpeedFreeStartingDays''
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* SempaiKohai: Being a 3rd year, he's the sempai for the main characters.

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* SempaiKohai: SenpaiKohai: Being a 3rd year, he's the sempai for the main characters.



* SempaiKohai: Being a 3rd year, he's the sempai for the main characters. This applies to a lesser extent in ''Dive to the Future''; none of them attend his school, but several characters still refer to him as sempai.

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* SempaiKohai: SenpaiKohai: Being a 3rd year, he's the sempai for the main characters. This applies to a lesser extent in ''Dive to the Future''; none of them attend his school, but several characters still refer to him as sempai.
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* SempaiKouhai: Kouhai to Makoto's senpai.

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* SempaiKouhai: SenpaiKohai: Kouhai to Makoto's senpai.



* SempaiKouhai: The senpai to Nitori.

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* SempaiKouhai: SenpaiKohai: The senpai to Nitori.
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* SenpaiKouhai: Senpai to Nagisa and Rei's kouhai.

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* SenpaiKouhai: SenpaiKohai: Senpai to Nagisa and Rei's kouhai.



* SenpaiKouhai: Refers to Rin as "Matsuoka-senpai" and [[FirstNameBasis later]] "Rin-senpai". In Eternal Summer, Momo calls him Nitori-senpai.

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* SenpaiKouhai: SenpaiKohai: Refers to Rin as "Matsuoka-senpai" and [[FirstNameBasis later]] "Rin-senpai". In Eternal Summer, Momo calls him Nitori-senpai.
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* TheRival: To Haru at first, but also becomes one to Rin once they meet.


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* TheBigGuy: He is ripped and at 192 cm (6'3½"), he is one of the tallest named character, even taller than Seijuro Mikoshiba.
* TheDreaded: His skills are almost inhuman, as Mikhail puts it. [[spoiler:While Haru finally manages to beat him in the World Tournament relay race, [[HeroicRROD he ends up spending too much energy]] and [[PostVictoryCollapse collapses shortly afterwards]]]].
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* TheComicallySerious: He is always TheStoic but very seriously keeps using marine life metaphors and expresses great interest in the camel that appears in the promotional video for the club.
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* CharacterDevelopment: He is initially very [[JerkassToOne hostile towards Haru]], warning him not to hurt Rin on his watch. In the OVA, the two are forced to worked together as a team in a survival game, where Haru comes to Sousuke's rescue and later, Sousuke [[TakingTheBullet sacrifices himself]] to protect him from Rin. By the end they start warming up to each other. [[spoiler:By ''The Final Stroke Part 1'', the two are on friendly terms and after the nasty fight Haru and Rin have at the end of the movie, in ''Part 2'', Sousuke comforts Haru and tells him not to worry about Rin, [[VitriolicBestBuds having fought him multiple times himself]], he tells Haru that Rin will be fine and advices him [[PetTheDog not to overtrain himself like he did]]. In the end of the movie, Sousuke volunteers to be part of Haru's relay team, alongside Rin and Ikuya and the four share a [[TearsOfJoy tearful]] GroupHug solidifying their status as friends. Not only that, Sousuke also tells Kinjou that he will understand Haru once he swims with him, much like how [[MeaningfulEcho Makoto had said to Hiyori earlier]]]].


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* HesBack: [[spoiler:He eventually undergoes surgery to get past his CareerEndingInjury and trains with Makoto, due to their similar heights and builds, in order to get back in shape. In ''The Final Stroke Part 2'', he makes a triumphant return in the Japan tournament and later teams up with Haru, Rin and Ikuya in the final relay race of the World Tournament, which they win]].
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KoukiUchiyama (Japanese), Lee George (English)


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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KoukiUchiyama (Japanese), Lee George Creator/LeeGeorge (English)

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[[caption-width-right:250: '''Specialty:''' Butterfly stroke, freestyle stroke\\

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* MsFanservice: InUniverse, she used to be a swimsuit model. She treats this as a DarkAndTroubledPast and (much like [[Manga/KOn Sawa-Chan]]), reminding her of those days [[BerserkButton is a bad idea]].
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* ReluctantFanserviceGuy: Generally averted, but he is clearly embarrassed when he has to strip down to his swimsuit and show off his physique and his backstroke to the entire school in season 2.


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* ReluctantFanserviceGuy: He is forced to wear a speedo initially and when he decides he needs a new swimsuit, Nagisa keeps bringing more and more speedos. He is also horrified by how casually Nagisa suggests they should strip down and flex around to get more new club members.


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* MyEyesAreUpHere: Momotaro briefly gets distracted by his pecs and he responds with an annoyed "hey". Later, Isuzu asks Gou about his impressive and legendary Man-Cleavage.
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* AffectionateGestureToTheHead: This is how he generally comforts, compliments and shows affection towards his younger teammates and friends (namely Nagisa, Nitori and Momo).


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* DaddysGirl: Gender Inverted, he was very close to his father and his untimely death greatly affected him.
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* FieryRedhead: Asahi is colored with red hair, and he's one of the most animated, energetic characters in Haru's circle of friends.

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* FieryRedhead: Asahi is colored with red hair, and he's one of the most animated, energetic characters in Haru's circle of friends. When they interact, Rin remarks that he reminds him of Momotaro, another HotBlooded FieryRedhead.

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Shes Got Legs is currently a disambiguation


* LegFocus: His triceps are toned to the point it has etched a permanent impression on Gou’s mind. She can even recognize him just by watching them flexed. She recognises him through his Iwatobi mascot costume by his flexed calves alone.



* ShesGotLegs: Gender inverted. His triceps are toned to the point it has etched a permanent impression on Gou’s mind. She can even recognize him just by watching them flexed. She recognises him through his Iwatobi mascot costume by his flexed calves alone.
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* DarkSkinnedRedhead: He has the darkest complexion of all the named characters, with red-orange hair.
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* AnimalsHateHim: Rin likes cats, but cats hate him. In one drama CD, he enlists Makoto's help to befriend a cat who keeps scratching him. Rin's cat, Steve, even hates him, since he's always seen running away from him whenever he tries to pet him.

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* AnimalsHateHim: Rin likes cats, but cats hate him. In one drama CD, he enlists Makoto's help to befriend a cat who keeps scratching him. Rin's cat, Steve, even hates him, since he's always seen running away from him whenever he tries to pet him. This is only true for cats, however. In ''Dive to the Future'', when he is jogging in Australia, a corgi greets him and he briefly plays with it.
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* ShesGotLegs: Gender inverted. His triceps are toned to the point it has etched a permanent impression on Gou’s mind. She can even recognize him just by watching them flexed.

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* ShesGotLegs: Gender inverted. His triceps are toned to the point it has etched a permanent impression on Gou’s mind. She can even recognize him just by watching them flexed. She recognises him through his Iwatobi mascot costume by his flexed calves alone.
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* {{Hunk}}: He is more of a {{Bishonen}}, but he qualifies as one due to his build and height.
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* HypocriticalHumor: As noted under TheGadfly entry, he loves teasing others, until [[TheNicknamer Nagisa]] casually calls him "Kissme" in front of everyone. He doesn't make a big deal about it but he does express annoyance over it.

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