individual medley

noun

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

Examples of individual medley in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Based on her strong performance at last week’s CIF-SS Division 1 finals, O’Dell was positioned to be top seed in the 200-yard individual medley and 100 butterfly and a major contributor on the relays. Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 9 May 2024 In the girls 200 individual medley, Nguyen placed fourth with a time of 2:19.53. Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2024 Second-place finishes in the butterfly and individual medley and a team win in the 200-yard medley relay at the WIAC championships last month earned him another honor: All-Conference. USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2024 Meyer took fifth in the 100-yard breaststroke at the sectional last year, while also finishing sixth in the 200 individual medley and contributing to a seventh-place 200 medley relay team. Zac Bellman, Journal Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for individual medley 

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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 6 Jun. 2024.

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