medley relay

noun

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

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Across the track, the Aggies also saw wins from its distance medley relay team and Blake Harris in the heptathlon and from Samuel Whitmarsh in the 800m. Whitmarsh earned his second straight SEC title, legging past Mississippi State’s Abdullah Hassan in 1:47.69. Cory Mull, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025 Agyemang also won the 55 hurdles (8.3 seconds) and Bloomfield won the 4×200, the 4×400 and the sprint medley relay. Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2025 Women and men will both compete in the 4x100 medley relay final in the pool. Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 3 Aug. 2024 The Lakers had three first-place finishes at state, including the 200 medley relay team. Tom Schardin, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for medley relay

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First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined above

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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 28 Mar. 2025.

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