individual medley
noun
: a swimming race in which each contestant swims each part of the course with a different stroke
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Eden Chuang, Menlo School swimming: The senior, an Army commit, won and qualified for CCS in three events at a West Bay Athletic League meet on Wednesday, topping the 100 breaststroke, the 200 individual medley and 200 free relay.
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Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
San Marcos senior Cassidy Allison can achieve a career sweep of twin titles after prevailing in the Division 1 200 individual medley (2:00.25) and the 100 butterfly (54.90) last year.
—Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Senior Dane Dow, meanwhile, also swam a leg of the 200 medley relay and finished second in both the 200 individual medley (1:52.51) and 500 freestyle (4:39.72).
—Frank Rajkowski, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2025
Andover senior Amelia Barron went out with second-place finishes in the 200-yard individual medley (2:08.37) and 100-yard butterfly (57.19), while Winchester’s Emma Kawai finished first in the 500 freestyle (5:11.53) and third in the 200 individual medley (2:08.47).
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 11 Nov. 2024
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Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
San Marcos senior Cassidy Allison can achieve a career sweep of twin titles after prevailing in the Division 1 200 individual medley (2:00.25) and the 100 butterfly (54.90) last year.
—Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Senior Dane Dow, meanwhile, also swam a leg of the 200 medley relay and finished second in both the 200 individual medley (1:52.51) and 500 freestyle (4:39.72).
—Frank Rajkowski, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2025
Andover senior Amelia Barron went out with second-place finishes in the 200-yard individual medley (2:08.37) and 100-yard butterfly (57.19), while Winchester’s Emma Kawai finished first in the 500 freestyle (5:11.53) and third in the 200 individual medley (2:08.47).
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 11 Nov. 2024
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