individual medley
noun
: a swimming race in which each contestant swims each part of the course with a different stroke
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Parker Miller finished third behind Mechtel in the breaststroke and also won the 200 yard individual medley.
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Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 28 Feb. 2026
Baylor Stanton, the nation’s No. 1 senior swimming prospect, broke his state record in the boys 200-yard individual medley Saturday in his final high school meet and helped Brookwood to the Class 6A title at the GHSA Swimming State Championships at Georgia Tech’s McAuley Aquatic Center.
—Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 8 Feb. 2026
His specialties are the 200- and 400-meter individual medley races, which require swimmers to race all four strokes.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
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.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
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Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 28 Feb. 2026
Baylor Stanton, the nation’s No. 1 senior swimming prospect, broke his state record in the boys 200-yard individual medley Saturday in his final high school meet and helped Brookwood to the Class 6A title at the GHSA Swimming State Championships at Georgia Tech’s McAuley Aquatic Center.
—Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 8 Feb. 2026
His specialties are the 200- and 400-meter individual medley races, which require swimmers to race all four strokes.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
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.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
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