Hiroko Utsumi, the director of seasons 1 and 2 of the anime, describes Haruka as "equipped with 'coolness'." "One aspect of him is his love for water. Relationships Main article: Haruka Nanase/Relationships Rin Matsuoka to Sosuke Yamazaki, on racing Haruka. Despite being stoic, he is ticklish, as seen in the FrFr short, A Distant Tremble! He even considers an encounter with a waterfall to be romantic. Haruka's fixation with water sometimes makes him a comical figure as he often wears his jammers beneath his clothing and will strip down to his jammers just about anywhere if there's available water nearby (including a fish tank). Rin takes Rei's place in the relay race and although the Iwatobi team's win is rescinded, everyone's friendships are restored. Haruka seeks him out and reminds him that it was Rin who taught him that the most important thing about swimming is not winning, but teamwork with friends. Later, at the tournament, Rin is released from his school's relay team and runs off. When Rin returns for high schooling in Japan, an impromptu race restores both of their competitive spirits and both join their respective school teams. Though Rin's reasons are otherwise, Haruka believes it is his fault and, out of guilt, quits competitive swimming. During elementary school, while on break from schooling in Australia, Rin loses to Haruka in a private race and declares he is quitting swimming altogether. Haruka also values his relationship with Rin Matsuoka, another childhood friend with whom he shares an intense athletic rivalry. Makoto tells his team the truth about his thallasophobia despite Haruka's attempts to protect him by stopping his telling the story. This is seen twice during the team's seaside summer training - first, when Haruka rescues him from nearly drowning and second, when the group is back on shore and sharing stories. Despite his cool persona, which many perceive as uncaring, he is protective towards his friends, particularly those on his high school swim team: Makoto Tachibana, Nagisa Hazuki and Rei Ryugazaki, but particularly Makoto, his best friend since childhood. His greatest asset is his confidence in his decisions, once made. He is a quiet but determined individual with a strong affinity for water. When not in school, Haru dresses in stylish, casual clothes suited for his age. During the spring and summer, he wears gray trousers, a short-sleeved white shirt with a dark gray collar, a green dotted necktie, and blue sneakers. His autumn and winter high school uniform consists of brown trousers, a long-sleeved white shirt with a green necktie, dark gray blazer, and blue sneakers. The most developed muscles of his form are his tricep and abdominal muscles (upper arms and abdomen). As pointed out by members of his swim team, all of his jammers are nearly identical (black with minor variations in the violet striping), yet he claims they all fit differently, and he often has trouble selecting which one to wear in the morning. In high school, he often wears his jammers beneath his regular clothing in order to be ready to swim on a moment's notice. He maintains a serious expression and rarely expresses emotion. Haruka is a muscular young man with blue eyes and short, straight black hair with bangs that dip between his eyes.
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He is currently a first-year university student at Hidaka University where he also a member of the swim club while pursuing professional competition on the global stage.
He is a freestyle swimmer and vice-captain of the Iwatobi High School Swim Club.
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Haruka Nanase (七瀬 遙 Nanase Haruka) is the main protagonist of the anime series Free!, beginning with Free!, and the light novel High☆Speed! written by Kouji Ohji.
Iwatobi Jr High School Swim Club (former)