RinHaru

RinHaru is the slash ship between Rin Matsuoka and Haruka Nanase from the Free! fandom.

Canon
Rin and Haru met when Rin transferred to Haru's elementary school. Rin moved to Australia to pursue his dream of being an Olympic swimmer. He hit a wall in his swimming career and became frustrated and upset. Rin came back during middle school for new years and challenged Haru to a race. Haru won causing Rin to become upset. He declared he was quitting swimming, and Haru, thinking he hurt Rin because of the race, quit competitive swimming as well. Rin returned to Australia but came back to Japan in High School to attend Samezuka Academy.

Fanon
The two were shipped from the very first episode. Most drawn to the childhood friends/rivals aspect of the relationship.

On AO3 it is the most written ship for Rin, and the second most written for Haru. It is the second most written ship in the Free! tag.

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Trivia

 * Rin's animal is a great white shark, while Haru's is a dolphin
 * Haru only swims free
 * Rin swims free and butterfly