medley relay

noun

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

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King’s relay team also took victory and set a new meet record in the 4×100-meter medley relay at the championship. Casey Murphy, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025 El Toro opened the Division 3 swimming finals by winning the 200-yard medley relay in 1:51.88. Dan Albano, Oc Register, 5 June 2025 An honor roll student, Provost qualified for the states in several events and was part of a winning medley relay in the Hockomock League championships. Danny Ventura, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2025 During the preliminaries on Feb. 28, the Red Devils broke the national record in the 200 medley relay, as Bey teamed with sophomore Luke Vatev, senior Henry Guo and junior Matthew Vatev to time 1 minute, 26.75 seconds. Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 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 4 Sep. 2025.

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