First you dive in the pool and swim a 100 meter butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle. (if u r swimming long course u would swim each stroke there and back, but if it is a short course u would swim each stroke 4 times.
World Record 400m Individual Medley Michael Phelps (USA) August 9, 2008 Time: 4:03.84
Olympic Record 400m Individual Medley 2008 Beijing Olympics Michael Phelps (USA) August 9, 2008 Time: 4:03.84
Stephanie Rice
It stands for individual medley because it has all four strokes. There for its a medley
Men's 400m Individual Medley
Individual Medley (abbreviated to Medley or IM) is when a swimmmer swims butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle (in that order) in the same race. So 100m medley in a 25m pool would be one length on each stroke. Official medley events incllude 100m (25m on each storke) 200m (50m on each stroke) , and 400m (100m on each stroke)individual medley (200m and 400m olympic events). 600 medley is not an event that officially exists but it would comprise of: 150m butterfly, 150m backstroke, 150m breaststroke and 150m freestly (in that order) continuosly.
Michael Phelps won the men's 400 meter individual medley gold medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Ye ShiwenChina (CHN)
Li XuanxuChina (CHN)
Thiago PereiraBrazil (BRA)
Kosuke HaginoJapan (JPN)
Elizabeth BeiselUnited States (USA)