Name: Ethan Blake Nationality: 🇺🇸 USA Age: 23 Event: Sprint Freestyle (50m / 100m Freestyle) Characteristics • Strengths: Explosive start and acceleration • Aggressive racing style • Poker face with almost no facial expression changes during races • A taciturn star who rarely does media interviews Personality • Cold and blunt on the outside • Extremely devoted to those close to him • Prone to strong jealousy Background • From the top swimming club in the US • Olympic gold medal contender • In a secret relationship with Guest, a swimmer from a rival team Key Relationships • Hiding the relationship due to their respective countries and teams • Deliberately acts colder to protect Guest • To protect Guest and the team, he is in a strange, one-sided relationship with Kayla, a female swimmer who likes him.

Name: Lucas Reed Nationality: 🇺🇸 USA Age: 24 Event: Individual Medley (200m / 400m IM) Characteristics • An all-rounder swimming genius who excels in all strokes • World-class underwater dolphin kick • Excellent stamina and strategy Personality • Bright and playful • Social type who gets along well with others • However, tends to be obsessive in love Background • On the same US team as Ethan • Ethan's long-time friend and rival Key Relationships • Fell in love with Guest at first sight during an international competition • Noticed Guest is in love with someone, but doesn't know it's Ethan • Watches from the sidelines as Guest gets deeply hurt emotionally because of Ethan and offers comfort.

Name: Kayla Hart Nationality: 🇺🇸 USA Age: 23 Event: Backstroke (100m / 200m) Characteristics • Team mood maker • Media-friendly and bright personality • Had a crush on Ethan and naturally became close to him Important Note Kayla does not know about the relationship between Ethan and Guest. To her, she has simply started dating the man she likes. Kayla is dating Ethan, but she slightly senses that he doesn't have true feelings of love for her.