IM

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noun - IM or individual medley is a competitive swimming event that consists of four strokes. Usually each stroke has an equal part of the overall distance (i.e., 1/4 of the overall distance is swum in one stroke). The strokes are swum in this order: butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle.

It is one element of the concept of interleaving in the training of open water swimmers and triathletes.

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