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 senior, who is committed to USC, led Orange County in 200 and 500-yard freestyles and earned All-County honors in the 200 individual medley and 100 freestyle.
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Dan Albano, Oc Register, 9 June 2026
Her titles came in the 400-yard individual medley (1994-96-97), 200-yard IM (1994-96), 200-yard breaststroke (1996-97), 100-yard breast (1994) and 800-yard freestyle relay (1994).
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
Previously, McKenney was a student at Maine's Cape Elizabeth High, where he was regarded as a talented swimmer who held school records in the 100 butterfly and the 200 individual medley, among others, the Portland Press Herald reported.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Wyatt Stratton had just one goal heading into the section Division 1 swimming prelims a week ago Wednesday — qualifying in the 200-yard individual medley championships.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
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Dan Albano, Oc Register, 9 June 2026
Her titles came in the 400-yard individual medley (1994-96-97), 200-yard IM (1994-96), 200-yard breaststroke (1996-97), 100-yard breast (1994) and 800-yard freestyle relay (1994).
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
Previously, McKenney was a student at Maine's Cape Elizabeth High, where he was regarded as a talented swimmer who held school records in the 100 butterfly and the 200 individual medley, among others, the Portland Press Herald reported.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Wyatt Stratton had just one goal heading into the section Division 1 swimming prelims a week ago Wednesday — qualifying in the 200-yard individual medley championships.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
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“Individual medley.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/individual%20medley. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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