individual medley

noun

: a swimming race in which each contestant swims each part of the course with a different stroke

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Léon Marchand won the 400-meter individual medley before a roaring French crowd at Paris La Defense Arena. —

NBC News, 29 July 2024 Elsewhere, Yui Ohashi emerged as a star of the pool in Tokyo, winning gold medals in the women’s 200 and 400-meter individual medleys. —

George Ramsay, CNN, 3 Aug. 2024 Marchand is competing in four events: The 200-meter individual medley, 400-meter individual medley, 200-meter butterfly and 200-meter breaststroke. —

Jessica Boehm, Axios, 26 July 2024 That includes 18-year-old Katie Grimes, who’ll compete in her second Games, and just may reach the podium in the 1500 meter freestyle or the 400 meter individual medley (she’s won silver in both events at recent world championships). —

Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 25 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for individual medley

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First Known Use

circa 1949, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of individual medley was circa 1949

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