individual medley

noun

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

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Aliso Niguel’s Devon Silberman touched second in the 200 individual medley (2:04.98) and 500 free (4:59.99). Dan Albano, Oc Register, 10 May 2025 Her 2024 Paris gold medals came in the 200-metre butterfly, 200m individual medley, and 400m individual medley. Tim Spiers, New York Times, 3 May 2025 Bey then won his second consecutive state title in the 200 individual medley, lowering his state record to 1:43.96 in the event widely considered to determine the state’s most versatile swimmer. Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025 Leon Marchand of France swims in the men's 200m individual medley final. David K. Li, NBC News, 2 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for individual medley

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 29 May. 2025.

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