individual medley
noun
: a swimming race in which each contestant swims each part of the course with a different stroke
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The trans swimmer, 47-year-old Ana Caldas, dominated all five races the athlete competed in, taking gold in the women's age 45-49 category in five races, including the 50- and 100-yard breaststroke, freestyle and the 100-yard individual medley.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2025
Kai Chung, Menlo swimming: The sophomore won the 200-yard individual medley and the 100 butterfly at the West Bay Athletic League championships.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
McIntosh already holds a world record in the 400m individual medley event.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Summer McIntosh’s super summer The Canadian swimming phenom made history for the second time in three days by smashing a decade-old record in the 200m individual medley.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2025
Kai Chung, Menlo swimming: The sophomore won the 200-yard individual medley and the 100 butterfly at the West Bay Athletic League championships.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
McIntosh already holds a world record in the 400m individual medley event.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Summer McIntosh’s super summer The Canadian swimming phenom made history for the second time in three days by smashing a decade-old record in the 200m individual medley.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for individual medley
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“Individual medley.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/individual%20medley. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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