At the Iwatobi High School swimming pool.
Inside the changing room, the swim club, including Kokoro, all stood and stared at Gou, who was kneeling on the ground, wearing a hakama, with a stack of papers and and a ink pad and brush in front of her. She grabbed the brush and dipped it in the ink. Then she started to write on the paper. Once she was done, the words written on the paper read, '48 Days Until the Prefectural Tournament!'.
"Gou-chan, you're still doing those?" Nagisa asked.
"Can you stop that?" Rei also asked.
"Pressure is what pushes people to the next level." Gou remarked.
"Pressure can also ruin a person." Haru commented in monotone.
"Are you talking about Rei-onii-chan?" Kokoro asked.
"I'm not that weak!" Rei exclaimed.
"Wait, why are you wearing a hakama?" Makoto asked Gou.
"Stop talking and start practicing!" Gou shouted. "Get going!"
The four swimmers and ten year old girl all ran out of the room and headed for the pool.
"Honestly..." Gou sighed.
Suddenly, a breeze blew into the room, causing all of the stacks of paper to go flying.
"Man!" Gou groaned when she saw the mess that was made by the wind. "This is such a pain." She said to herself as she started to collect the papers.
Then Gou noticed a brownish colored paper under some of the white ones. "What's this?" She asked as she picked up the paper. She looked at it and gasped at what she saw. "This is..."
...
Meanwhile
"Our new tracksuits arrived!" Nagisa announced, wearing a yellow shirt with a white and light blue jacket over it.
"The jackets are nice, but what is this thing on the T-shirt?" Rei asked as he lifted the back of the jacket and looked at the design on the back of the shirt.
The design was of the school's mascot sitting down with the head laying besides it. The words 'Iwatobi Swim Club' written above the design.
"That's the secret Iwatobi-chan version." Nagisa replied. "Since you were against putting Iwatobi-chan on our tracksuits."
"What, so there's a secret version?" Rei questioned.
"How does mine look on me?" Kokoro asked, now wearing the club's shirt and jacket, which were both a bit too big for her. The shirt was hanging above her knees while the jacket's sleeves covered her hands.
"Koko-chan looks very cute." Nagisa complimented. "It's too bad we couldn't get one that fits you better."
"It's okay." Kokoro told Makoto. "I can just grow into it."
"Well, let's get started." Makoto spoke up. "Before we begin practice, let's review the events we'll be entering at prefecturals. I'll be swimming the 100 m and 200 m backstroke. What are you doing, Nagisa?"
"I'm swimming breast." Nagisa answered. "I'm thinking both the 100 and 200."
"And Haru?" Makoto turned to his childhood friend.
"I only swim free." Haru replied simply.
"Shouldn't have bothered to ask." Makoto said. "Rei?"
"I can only swim butterfly." Rei told the captain.
"That's right!" Nagisa said.
"And I'll cheer you guys on during the tournament." Kokoro said, pumping her fist in the air.
