Before prefecturals, Rin and Gou pay their respects at their father's grave, where Rin gives Gou a photo of himself to put up at ISC Returns. Makoto asks Haru to seriously compete against him in one race before they graduate high school. Despite losing said race to Haruka due to his pacing, Makoto presents a happy appearance to avoid making Haruka feel guilty. Haruka and Rin face off in the 100m freestyle, with Haruka narrowly beating Rin by a split second, bringing the first day's events to a close.