A French nobleman named Picolet Chardin comes to Soun and Genma to collect on an old debt, demanding 1 of their daughters as a bride. Having been beaten by him at battle dining martial arts previously, Ranma volunteers, hoping for a chance to get even.
 

Akane has been chosen as class representative in the upcoming swim meet, but many in her class are clueless of her inability to swim. So Principal Kuno gives his assistance using unorthodox methods.