individual medley
noun
: a swimming race in which each contestant swims each part of the course with a different stroke
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Marchand last year swam an all-time fastest 400-meter individual medley, breaking a record formerly held by Phelps.
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David K. Li, NBC News, 24 June 2024
Douglass locked up her third individual event at the Olympics with a victory in the 200-meter individual medley.
—Paul Newberry, Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2024
In the men’s 200-meter individual medley Friday, Carson Foster won with a time of 1:55.65, nipping Shaine Casas at the wall 1:55.83.
—Rick Maese, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
Walsh, a silver medalist in the 200 individual medley at Tokyo Olympics, failed to join her sister Gretchen on this Olympic team.
—Paul Newberry, Twin Cities, 20 June 2024
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David K. Li, NBC News, 24 June 2024
Douglass locked up her third individual event at the Olympics with a victory in the 200-meter individual medley.
—Paul Newberry, Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2024
In the men’s 200-meter individual medley Friday, Carson Foster won with a time of 1:55.65, nipping Shaine Casas at the wall 1:55.83.
—Rick Maese, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
Walsh, a silver medalist in the 200 individual medley at Tokyo Olympics, failed to join her sister Gretchen on this Olympic team.
—Paul Newberry, Twin Cities, 20 June 2024
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“Individual medley.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/individual%20medley. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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