individual medley
noun
: a swimming race in which each contestant swims each part of the course with a different stroke
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Summer McIntosh won her fourth gold medal of the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore with a dominant performance in the 400-meter individual medley.
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George Ramsay, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025
The best swimmers in the world are there including Olympians Leon Marchand who just set a world record in the 200 meter individual medley, Gretchen Walsh who won the 100 meter butterfly, and David Popovici who won the 200 meter freestyle.
—Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Yu is slated to compete in the 400-meter individual medley and the 200-meter butterfly.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 July 2025
O’Dell, The Register’s reigning female athlete of the year, will compete in the 400-meter individual medley, one of her rising events at the Olympic distance or long course meters.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 17 July 2025
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George Ramsay, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025
The best swimmers in the world are there including Olympians Leon Marchand who just set a world record in the 200 meter individual medley, Gretchen Walsh who won the 100 meter butterfly, and David Popovici who won the 200 meter freestyle.
—Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Yu is slated to compete in the 400-meter individual medley and the 200-meter butterfly.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 July 2025
O’Dell, The Register’s reigning female athlete of the year, will compete in the 400-meter individual medley, one of her rising events at the Olympic distance or long course meters.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 17 July 2025
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“Individual medley.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/individual%20medley. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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