individual medley
noun
: a swimming race in which each contestant swims each part of the course with a different stroke
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On a packed day in Singapore, French sensation Léon Marchand was in the pool shortly after McIntosh and won gold in a blazing-fast men’s 200-meter individual medley (IM).
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Zack Pierce, New York Times, 31 July 2025
The 23-year-old is already an Olympic and two-time world champion in the 200m individual medley, which involves swimming a length of butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle in the same race.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 30 July 2025
O’Dell departed the high school ranks with county records in the 200 individual medley (national record 1:53.38), 50, 100 and 200 freestyles, 100 backstroke and 100 breaststroke (59.73).
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 19 June 2025
The trans swimmer, 47-year-old Ana Caldas, dominated all five races the athlete competed in, taking gold in the women's age 45-49 category in five races, including the 50- and 100-yard breaststroke, freestyle and the 100-yard individual medley.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2025
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Zack Pierce, New York Times, 31 July 2025
The 23-year-old is already an Olympic and two-time world champion in the 200m individual medley, which involves swimming a length of butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle in the same race.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 30 July 2025
O’Dell departed the high school ranks with county records in the 200 individual medley (national record 1:53.38), 50, 100 and 200 freestyles, 100 backstroke and 100 breaststroke (59.73).
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 19 June 2025
The trans swimmer, 47-year-old Ana Caldas, dominated all five races the athlete competed in, taking gold in the women's age 45-49 category in five races, including the 50- and 100-yard breaststroke, freestyle and the 100-yard individual medley.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2025
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“Individual medley.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/individual%20medley. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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