medley relay

noun

: a relay race in swimming in which each member of a team uses a different stroke

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Just before, Fink won the silver medal in the men's 4x100-meter medley relay. Hannah Sacks, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024 Milton won the boys 200 yard medley relay with a meet record time of 1:44.69. Marcello Rossetti, Boston Herald, 3 Nov. 2024 State of play: The Nashville native and Harpeth Hall graduate was part of the United States' winning team in the mixed 4x100-meter medley relay on Saturday. Adam Tamburin, Axios, 4 Aug. 2024 Just as the United States faithful in Paris finally came down from their joy and the Americans enjoyed their sigh of relief, the men lined up for the 4×100 medley relay. Dana O'Neil, The Athletic, 4 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for medley relay 

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First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of medley relay was in 1924

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“Medley relay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medley%20relay. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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