individual medley

noun

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

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Kogler claims titles, record Stillwater senior Jackson Kogler won the Class 2A, 200-yard individual medley with a time of 1 minute, 46.14 seconds. Frank Rajkowski, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2025 Braedon Ando of Grafton won the 200 individual medley in 1:52.45, setting a meet record. Stephen Tobey, Boston Herald, 23 Feb. 2025 Summer McIntosh of Canada won the women’s 200 individual medley. John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2024 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. Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for individual medley

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1949, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of individual medley was circa 1949

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“Individual medley.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/individual%20medley. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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