medley relay

noun

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

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Torri Huske from Arlington has three gold medals from the mixed and women's 4x100 medley relay and the women's 100-meter butterfly — plus two silver medals. Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 12 Aug. 2024 And the 22-year-old’s impressive Olympic haul grew Saturday, when the United States edged China by 12 hundredths of a second to win the 4×100 mixed medley relay with a world record time of 3 minutes, 37.43 seconds as American Torri Huske raced home in the final leg, the freestyle. Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 3 Aug. 2024 Morgan Ray, Para Swimming The 22-year-old St. Augustine native — competing in his first Paralympics — won silver in the mixed 4x50m medley relay 20pts. Martin Vassolo, Axios, 10 Sep. 2024 There are some very strong events in the pool for Team USA today though; the U.S. has won every gold medal in the men's 4x100m medley relay since 1960 (except for the boycotted 1980 Games) and will be the favorites for gold again. NBC News, 5 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for medley relay 

Word History

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 17 Nov. 2024.

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