What is the difference between an individual medley and a medley relay?

Individual medley

In individual medley, a single swimmer competes in all four strokes of swimming: butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle. The order of the strokes varies depending on the type of individual medley being swum. The most common type of individual medley is the 400-yard individual medley (400 IM), which is swum in the following order: butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle.

Medley relay

A medley relay is a swimming event in which a team of four swimmers compete in all four strokes, but each swimmer swims a different stroke. The order of the strokes in a medley relay is the same as in the individual medley; butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle. Medley relays are used as a way to test a team's overall swimming ability and to provide an opportunity for swimmers to compete against each other in all four strokes.

FAQs

  • What is the order of the strokes in a 400 IM? Butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle.
  • What is the purpose of a medley relay? To test a team's overall swimming ability and to allow swimmers to compete against each other in all four strokes.
  • What are the four strokes in swimming? Butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle.
  • What is the most common type of individual medley? 400-yard individual medley (400 IM).
  • How many swimmers are on a medley relay team? Four.

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