Rin Matsuoka — Free! Character Profile

About Rin Matsuoka

Haruka's childhood rival from Samezuka Academy. His competitive drive escalates despite setbacks, and he eventually joins the Japan National Swim Team, competing alongside former rivals for gold medals.

Character Facts

Played by

Mamoru Miyano

Appears in

Free! (2013)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (5)

• Rin Matsuoka — Conflict Rival — Haruka Nanase (Nobunaga Shimazaki)

  Childhood rival with a competitive swimming relationship

• Rin Matsuoka — Social Friend — Makoto Tachibana (Tatsuhisa Suzuki)

  Respectful relationship through Haruka's connection

• Rin Matsuoka — Social Childhood Friend — Sosuke Yamazaki (Yoshimasa Hosoya)

  Long-time friends with competitive swimming dreams

• Rin Matsuoka — Family Sibling — Gou Matsuoka (Akeno Watanabe)

  Brother and sister with close bond

• Rin Matsuoka — Alliance Teammate — Aiichiro Nitori (Kouki Miyata)

  Samezuka Academy swim team member

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• Haruka Nanase (Nobunaga Shimazaki)
• Rei Ryugazaki (Daisuke Hirakawa)
• Gou Matsuoka (Akeno Watanabe)
• Seijuro Mikoshiba (Kenjiro Tsuda)
• Gorou Sasabe (Hiroshi Yanaka)
• Makoto Tachibana (Tatsuhisa Suzuki)
• Miho Amakata (Satsuki Yukino)
• Aiichiro Nitori (Kouki Miyata)
• Nagisa Hazuki (Tsubasa Yonaga)
• Sosuke Yamazaki (Yoshimasa Hosoya)
• Momotaro Mikoshiba (Kenichi Suzumura)