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 wins four gold medals Meanwhile, Canadian sensation Summer McIntosh capped one of the greatest world championships performances of all time on Sunday, winning the women’s 400m individual medley to claim her fourth gold medal of the week.
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Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2025
In April 2024, an 11-year-old Yu finished the women’s 400-metre individual medley two seconds shy of the qualifying time for that year’s Olympics, per the South China Morning Post.
—Colin Millar, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Mater Dei Catholic senior Isa Chavez-Varela finished fifth in the girls 200 individual medley with a time of 2:01.47, slightly improving her time from a third-place showing last year.
—Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2025
Summer McIntosh won her fourth gold medal of the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore with a dominant performance in the 400-meter individual medley.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025
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Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2025
In April 2024, an 11-year-old Yu finished the women’s 400-metre individual medley two seconds shy of the qualifying time for that year’s Olympics, per the South China Morning Post.
—Colin Millar, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Mater Dei Catholic senior Isa Chavez-Varela finished fifth in the girls 200 individual medley with a time of 2:01.47, slightly improving her time from a third-place showing last year.
—Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2025
Summer McIntosh won her fourth gold medal of the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore with a dominant performance in the 400-meter individual medley.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025
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“Individual medley.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/individual%20medley. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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