What is the correct order for the medley relay?

The Medley relay consists of the same strokes, but the order is different. The Medley relay order is backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, freestyle.

Who won the 4x100m medley relay?

Australia
TOKYO, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Australia won the gold medal in the women’s 4x100m medley relay at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday. United States won the silver and Canada took the bronze.

What is the difference between relay and medley?

Medley relay is swum by four different swimmers, each swimming one of the four strokes. The stroke order is different from that of the individual medley. Backstroke is the first event as backstroke is started from the water. Backstroke.

What is a 200 medley relay?

The 200 metres individual medley is a race in competitive swimming in which swimmers compete in all 4 strokes (butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle) in one race.

What was Michael Phelps last race at the Olympics?

Published on Aug 21, 2016. USA wins gold in the men’s 4x100m medley final and set a new Olympic Record in Michael Phelps’ final race at the Olympic Games.

Is the 4×50 m / yd medley relay an Olympic event?

There are a number of competitions swum regularly in medley relay, both by men and women. 4×50 m/yd medley relay: Swum in both short course and long course pools. This is not an Olympic event. 4×100 m/yd medley relay: Swum in both short course and long course pools.

When did the IM and medley relay become mandatory?

The usual distance of both the IM and the medley relay was thus 300 metres or yards rather than 400. In the United States, during the year of 1953, some medley races included the butterfly stroke, and the Amateur Athletic Union made it mandatory from 1954.

How many lengths does an individual medley have to be?

A number of competitions in the individual medley are regularly contested, by both men and women. The competitions are limited in that every distance must consist of either four lengths of the pool (100 yard or meter) or a multiple of four lengths (200 or 400 yard or meter), so that no stroke must change mid-length.