individual medley
noun
: a swimming race in which each contestant swims each part of the course with a different stroke
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Recent Examples on the Web Cronk won her first gold medal on the first day of the competition in the 200-meter individual medley (2:21.19), beating out the second-place finisher by 5 seconds, according to SwimSwam.com. 
David Dekunder, San Antonio Express-News, 18 May 2022 Another Carmel Olympian, Michigan’s Jake Mitchell, was 46th in prelims of the 500 freestyle and 36th in the 400 individual medley. David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Mar. 2022 On Friday, Modglin won the 200 individual medley in 2:01.40, chasing the meet record of 2:00.07 held by Chesterton’s Kyle Whitaker since 2009. David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Aug. 2022 Senior co-captain Jenny Nguyen won the 200 individual medley, junior Marissa Connolly took the 100 freestyle, and senior Katie Lefebvre was first in the 500 freestyle and 100 breaststroke. BostonGlobe.com, 23 Oct. 2021 Yui Ohashi won gold in the women's 200m individual medley and Tomoru Honda claimed silver in the men's 200m butterfly. Joshua Berlinger, Aditi Sangal And Adam Renton, CNN, 28 July 2021 Elsewhere, Americans swam to three gold medals: Caeleb Dressel, men’s 50 butterfly, 22.57; Torri Huske, women’s 100 butterfly, 55.46, breaking her own American record; Alex Walsh, 2:07.13, women’s 200 individual medley. David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 19 June 2022 Teammate Kayla Han broke the national record in the 400 individual medley for 13-year-old girls. Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2022 Swimmer Aleksandr Sidorenko, the 1980 Olympic champion in the men’s 400 individual medley at the Moscow Olympics, dies of Covid. Marc Bona, cleveland, 26 Feb. 2022 See More
David Dekunder, San Antonio Express-News, 18 May 2022 Another Carmel Olympian, Michigan’s Jake Mitchell, was 46th in prelims of the 500 freestyle and 36th in the 400 individual medley. David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Mar. 2022 On Friday, Modglin won the 200 individual medley in 2:01.40, chasing the meet record of 2:00.07 held by Chesterton’s Kyle Whitaker since 2009. David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Aug. 2022 Senior co-captain Jenny Nguyen won the 200 individual medley, junior Marissa Connolly took the 100 freestyle, and senior Katie Lefebvre was first in the 500 freestyle and 100 breaststroke. BostonGlobe.com, 23 Oct. 2021 Yui Ohashi won gold in the women's 200m individual medley and Tomoru Honda claimed silver in the men's 200m butterfly. Joshua Berlinger, Aditi Sangal And Adam Renton, CNN, 28 July 2021 Elsewhere, Americans swam to three gold medals: Caeleb Dressel, men’s 50 butterfly, 22.57; Torri Huske, women’s 100 butterfly, 55.46, breaking her own American record; Alex Walsh, 2:07.13, women’s 200 individual medley. David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 19 June 2022 Teammate Kayla Han broke the national record in the 400 individual medley for 13-year-old girls. Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2022 Swimmer Aleksandr Sidorenko, the 1980 Olympic champion in the men’s 400 individual medley at the Moscow Olympics, dies of Covid. Marc Bona, cleveland, 26 Feb. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
circa 1949, in the meaning defined above
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