individual medley
a race in which the total distance is either divided into three equal portions, in which each swimmer uses the backstroke for the first portion, the breaststroke for the second portion, and the freestyle for the third, or the total distance is divided into four equal portions, in which each swimmer uses the butterfly stroke for the first portion and then the other strokes used follow the same pattern as in the three-part medley.: Compare medley relay (def. 2).
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Look for her to crush again in the 50-meter freestyle, 100-meter freestyle, 400-meter freestyle, 100-meter backstroke, 100-meter breaststroke, 100-meter butterfly, 200-meter individual medley.
His most important two minutes begin on Wednesday, Aug. 1, during the first heat of the 200-meter individual medley.
Austrian Markus Rogan: Olympic Swimming’s Dark Horse | Robin Arzón | July 29, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe two will also go head-to-head in the 200-meter individual medley.
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