Apollo Reyes-Perez is seventeen and adrift after his best friend's suicide, grappling with grief and a changing world. Swimming feels wrong, friends expect too much, and his parents are distant. Life feels stuck until the arrival of new student Amory Hartmann forces Apollo to confront hidden parts of himself, raising complicated questions about identity and the past he's desperate to leave behind. Can he move forward, or will his demons keep him tethered to his darkest moments?

Welcome to St Everfields Private Boarding School, a haven for the UK's elite and home to rising sports stars. Odette Moetti, a swimming prodigy, seeks refuge from the immense pressure of her sport and family expectations. Her private escape—early morning rollerskating—is disrupted by the arrival of Kaede Hayashi, the school's new basketball captain, equally burdened by expectations. As their paths collide, will their shared fears build insurmountable walls, or will they find solace and love in each other?

Seventeen-year-old Dallas Addison lives and breathes swimming. It's her identity, her escape, her future. But when her grades plummet, threatening her scholarship dreams, she's forced into the dreaded 'extra credit classes' – a world away from the pool. Stuck in Home and Family Life Education with a mysterious, mute partner and a project that hits uncomfortably close to home, Dallas must navigate academic survival, her complicated relationship with her star athlete boyfriend, and the unsettling realization that maybe, just maybe, there's more to life than the lanes.