individual medley
noun
: a swimming race in which each contestant swims each part of the course with a different stroke
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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).
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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
In Tokyo three years ago, his first Olympics, Marchand reached the final of the 400m individual medley.
—Tom Burrows, The Athletic, 4 Aug. 2024
One of the oldest record, the 400-meter individual medley record set by Michael Phelps in 2008, was also shattered by Leon Marchand at the 2023 Worlds.
—Paras J. Haji, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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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
In Tokyo three years ago, his first Olympics, Marchand reached the final of the 400m individual medley.
—Tom Burrows, The Athletic, 4 Aug. 2024
One of the oldest record, the 400-meter individual medley record set by Michael Phelps in 2008, was also shattered by Leon Marchand at the 2023 Worlds.
—Paras J. Haji, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Individual medley.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/individual%20medley. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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