individual medley

noun

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

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Previously, Walsh had set the record in the dual meet against Florida, held in a 25-meter pool in October, becoming the first woman to break the 56-sub in the 100-meter individual medley event. —

Paras J. Haji, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024 Even the American audience learned more about McIntosh when NBC featured the Canadian in prime time before her win in the 200m individual medley. —

Lukas Weese, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024 Paris Swimming Women’s 200 individual medley, 3:08 p.m. —

Larissa Gao, NBC News, 3 Aug. 2024 In swimming finals, French star Leon Marchand electrified the home crowd with a win in the 400-meter individual medley, and the American duo of Torri Huske and Gretchen Walsh went 1-2 in the 100 butterfly. —

Washington post Staff, Washington Post, 29 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for individual medley

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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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