individual medley
noun
: a swimming race in which each contestant swims each part of the course with a different stroke
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Caldas dominated in the women's age 45-49 category in five races, including the 50- and 100-yard breaststroke, the freestyle and the 100-yard individual medley.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Hope Anderson won the 200 freestyle and the 100 butterfly, while freshman Cammie DeLano won the 200 individual medley and 500 freestyle as Methuen/Tewksbury (3-2) defeated Stoneham/Melrose 96-48 in a nonleague meet.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
There, David competed in several events, placing as high as sixth in the 200-yard individual medley, while Carol claimed gold in the 50-yard breaststroke.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 11 Sep. 2025
In Sunday’s 400m individual medley final, Australia’s Jenna Forrester and Japan’s Mio Narita were tied in a dead heat for silver with times of 4:33.26, while 12-year-old Chinese phenom Yu Zidi was half a second further back and finished in fourth place.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2025
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Hope Anderson won the 200 freestyle and the 100 butterfly, while freshman Cammie DeLano won the 200 individual medley and 500 freestyle as Methuen/Tewksbury (3-2) defeated Stoneham/Melrose 96-48 in a nonleague meet.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
There, David competed in several events, placing as high as sixth in the 200-yard individual medley, while Carol claimed gold in the 50-yard breaststroke.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 11 Sep. 2025
In Sunday’s 400m individual medley final, Australia’s Jenna Forrester and Japan’s Mio Narita were tied in a dead heat for silver with times of 4:33.26, while 12-year-old Chinese phenom Yu Zidi was half a second further back and finished in fourth place.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2025
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“Individual medley.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/individual%20medley. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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