individual medley
noun
: a swimming race in which each contestant swims each part of the course with a different stroke
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Even the American audience learned more about McIntosh when NBC featured the Canadian in prime time before her win in the 200m individual medley.
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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.
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post Staff, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
Marchand is expected to swim at least three more individual events—the 200-m individual medley, the 200-m breaststroke, and 200-m butterfly—as well as relays later in the week.
—Alice Park / Paris, TIME, 28 July 2024
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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
Marchand is expected to swim at least three more individual events—the 200-m individual medley, the 200-m breaststroke, and 200-m butterfly—as well as relays later in the week.
—Alice Park / Paris, TIME, 28 July 2024
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“Individual medley.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/individual%20medley. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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