~1st Place Winner of the AnimeWattyAwards Free! Category~ Mizushima Kasumi is a girl who used to swim competitively. However, now, she focuses only on her studies with a solemn face and a monotonous voice. She rarely expresses her feelings publicly or at home. With Nanase Haruka in the picture, however, will that all change for the better or for the worse? {Nanase Haruka x OC} ~Cover made by Jenny20

Nanami Bell had a normal life she loved swimming with her older brother Aoi at the old Iwatobi swim club. Swam non stop like she was a fish. But one day that all changed. Being a cheerful, happy girl she didn't care about anything but her brother. Then she lost everything she cared about. But can Haru and the others change that?

At seven years old, I didn’t know how to swim. At seven years old, I thought pools were monsters. At seven years old, I was saved by my brother. At seven years old, I nearly died. It was a shock to my father... My brother could swim so why couldn’t I?   Natsuki Ami, daughter of a former professional swimmer and fraternal twin to a successful American swimmer, is afraid of swimming, afraid of pools and afraid of water. She has been a mess since both her brother and mother died, and so has her father. Moving them to Japan in the hopes of forgetting past, Natsuki's father desperately wants to forget all that happened… He wants to forget that his wife, and his son are dead. He doesn't want to be around anyone or anything that reminds him of them.   'Smile' isn't just a Rin x OC Free! Iwatobi Swim Club fanfic, but a story of a girl trying to overcome numerous challenges. Will Natsuki ever be able to face her fears? Will she ever gain the much wanted love that she desires from her father? Will her journey in Japan bring her and her father together or push them apart. Most importantly, will Natsuki ever be able to feel happy, to be able to truly smile again?  Rated PG-13 *SPOILER WARNING-THIS IS FANFIC IS MOSTLY BASED ON THE NEWEST SEASON OF FREE- FREE ETERNAL SUMMER*

Since she was a young girl, Hana Etsumi has held a fear of the water. Enticed but afraid, Hana grew up keeping herself a safe distance from the water, never once being swayed to go near it. After moving back to her hometown and being enrolled in Iwatobi High, Hana encounters her childhood friend, Makoto Tachibana. After falling back into their old friendship, Hana soon meets Makoto's other friends and becomes a part of their life as the newly formed Iwatobi Swim Club. Immersed in this new lifestyle, Hana finds herself facing the fear she's held since she was a little girl. Though, surrounded by her friends who are all eager to offer support, Hana finds that maybe, she might be able to find a way to finally be free.

Tessa O'Connor is your average American girl. She has chestnut colored hair, emerald green eyes, a model's figure, and an attitude sharp enough to pierce through the biggest of egos. Or in other words, Rin Matsuoka's ego. When Tessa has to move to Japan for her sophomore year of high school because of her dad's promotion, she meets some interesting guys. Rin, with his "badass-er than thou" attitude, Makoto, with his warm smile and motherly ways, Nagisa, whose smile can outshine Edward Cullen, Rei, who is a perfectionist and a stickler for good form, And Haru, who had Tessa smitten from the first time she laid eyes on him. But when she finally starts settling down, that's when everything starts to go downhill.

will water help them to realize their love or will be the reason for them to be apart. Disclaimer: i do not own the handsome characters even the free iwatobi swim club. i just own umi-chan.

[2nd Place in Free Watty Awards, Haruka Nanase category] When Haru meets a girl from the sea catched from a fishing net, what will Haru do? This girl came from the deep blue ocean and knows everything about the water, but she doesn't like to speak or such. A mysterious girl named Itou Mizuko, airhead and mysterious personality type of girl, meets Nanase Haruka, a boy who's strong and quiet type of a boy. She has a secret, a secret that Haru wants to know, because she knows all about Haru, Makoto, Nagisa, Rei and Rin... And she knows Haruka Nanase a lot. What secret is she keeping? And will they form a shape called love?

Swimming has always been her forte, who knew she could run as good as she does in swimming? That's right, Megami Mizu, a seventeen year old girl, is running away. ...But from what? That's where Iwatobi Swim Club enters the picture. Mizu decided to enroll in Iwatobi thinking that she could now run away and start anew. How wrong could she get? [Second place winner of AnimeWattyAwards 2014 Free! category] [Second place winner of Free Watty Awards 2015 Others category] Awesome cover by: otakuwaii