定年退職し、認知症だった愛妻も看取り、ひとり静かに暮らす福山健二。最近物忘れに不安を覚えめた健二は、残りの人生を、息子家族にも誰にも迷惑かけずに過ごすため、健康維持を意識する。そのひとつとして、市のコミュニティクラブに参加した健二は、同年代の橋本と出会い、さまざまな場所に出かけ、友好を深めていく。
ある日、橋本は水泳教室に健二を誘う。全く泳げない健二は躊躇するのだが、橋本の「出来ない事を出来るようになるのは愉快じゃないですか？」という言葉に後押しされ、参加を決める。その教室には、夢破れ、若くして「残りの日々」を過ごす、香里がコーチとして勤めていた。水泳を大切な「挑戦」であり「目標」だと考えはじめた健二に、次第に変化が訪れ――
Fukuyama Kenji, who retired at the mandatory retirement age, took care of his beloved wife who had been suffering from dementia, and now lives alone in quiet solitude. Recently, Kenji, who has been feeling anxious about forgetfulness, is conscious of maintaining his health in order to live the rest of his life without causing any trouble to his son's family or anyone else. As one of those things, Kenji, who joined the city's community club, meets a person of the same age named Hashimoto, and they go to various places together and deepen their friendship.
One day, Hashimoto invites Kenji to a swimming lesson. Kenji, who cannot swim at all, hesitates, but encouraged by Hashimoto's words, "Isn't it delightful to become capable of what you couldn't do before?", he decides to participate. In that classroom, Kaori, whose dreams were shattered, and spent her "remaining days" at a young age, worked as a coach. As Kenji began to think of swimming as an important "challenge" and "goal," changes gradually started to occur.
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