How to Use individual medley in a Sentence

individual medley

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  • Lochte holds two world records for the 200m individual medley in both the short and long course.
    — Christian Ortega, USA TODAY, 22 July 2021
  • Modglin broke the state record in the 200-yard individual medley, and that is not his best event.
    — David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Feb. 2022
  • Stein won the individual medley and backstroke and was second in the breaststroke in the 15-18 boys age group.
    — Craig Clary, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Ryan Lochte placed sixth in the men’s 200 individual medley, ending his long-shot bid to make his fifth Olympic team.
    — Laine Higgins, WSJ, 21 June 2021
  • That was underscored in the opening event of the Olympics, the 400 individual medley.
    — David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 24 July 2021
  • Kasemets qualified for the state meet a season ago in the 200 individual medley but did not make the finals.
    — Jon J. Kerr, chicagotribune.com, 23 Nov. 2019
  • Barrett also held the world record in the 200-meter individual medley and won that event at the Trials.
    — James Weber, Cincinnati.com, 3 June 2020
  • Abreu was seeded eleventh in the individual medley and beat her seed time by 10.15 seconds.
    — Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Feb. 2023
  • 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
  • Salchert won the 200 individual medley and finished third in the backstroke.
    — Star Tribune, 20 Mar. 2021
  • Phelps’s influence on these trials was palpable from the start when, in the first event, Chase Kalisz shook off a two-year slump to win the men’s 400 individual medley.
    — New York Times, 15 June 2021
  • Ryan Lochte gets things rolling by breaking Phelps’ mark in the 200-meter individual medley.
    — Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2021
  • As Phelps warmed up, Bowman gave Phelps target times for each leg of the 200-meter individual medley.
    — Emily Giambalvo, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
  • Young, a senior, was eighth in the 200 individual medley.
    — Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer, 28 Feb. 2021
  • His time in the 400-meter individual medley last Sunday was a world record and broke the last of Phelps' individual marks.
    — Anthony Gharib, USA TODAY, 30 July 2023
  • On top of her record breaking swim, Noble also claimed the state champion crown in the 200-yard individual medley.
    — Christopher Howley, azcentral, 8 Nov. 2019
  • In the 400-meter individual medley, Cronk set a Deaflympics and deaf world record.
    — David Dekunder, San Antonio Express-News, 18 May 2022
  • Chase Kalisz, who says Phelps is like a big brother, claimed another trip to the Olympics by winning the 400-meter individual medley late Sunday.
    — Paul Newberry, baltimoresun.com, 14 June 2021
  • Chase Kalisz, who says Phelps is like a big brother, claimed another trip to the Olympics by winning the 400-meter individual medley Sunday.
    — Paul Newberry, ajc, 14 June 2021
  • Declared the face of these Paris Games, the swimmer delivers with a thrilling victory in the 400-meter individual medley.
    — Dave Sheinin, Washington Post, 28 July 2024
  • McCloskey’s forte is the backstroke, followed by the butterfly and the individual medley.
    — Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com, 12 Sep. 2019
  • A day after winning its first two golds at the pool, China picked up another victory when Wang Shun touched first in the men’s 200 individual medley.
    — Paul Newberry, ajc, 30 July 2021
  • A day after winning its first two golds at the pool, China picked up another victory when Wang Shun touched first in the men's 200 individual medley.
    — Paul Newerry, Star Tribune, 29 July 2021
  • Carlee Jones, a senior from Notre Dame, is on the team and is expected to compete this week, specializing in the breaststroke and individual medley.
    — James Weber, The Enquirer, 16 Apr. 2021
  • Douglass had built on a bronze medal in the 200 individual medley at Tokyo to become one of America’s most versatile swimmers.
    — Paul Newberry, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2024
  • Kalisz separated himself from the pack midway through the 400-meter individual medley on the way to capturing first U.S. gold in any sport at these Summer Games.
    — Gary Klein Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2021
  • Lochte edges Michael Phelps in 200-meter individual medley at the world championships at Shanghai.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2022
  • He is seeded sixth in the 200 individual medley after winning the regional championship in the event.
    — James Weber, The Enquirer, 16 Feb. 2022
  • The senior, who also competes for Gators Swim Club, is an all-around sprinter who specializes in backstroke, freestyle, and individual medley.
    — Andrew Lin, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Jan. 2021
  • Won the league’s individual medley title and was county runner-up.
    — Wright Wilson, Detroit Free Press, 13 June 2020

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