freestyle relay

Sequential swimming race

A freestyle relay is a swimming race in which teams of four swimmers each complete a leg using any stroke, though front crawl dominates because it's fastest.

The event appears at every level from youth meets to the Olympics: The U.S. took gold in the 4x100 freestyle relay.

Unlike medley relays, all four swimmers use the same stroke.

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stroke discipline

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Team race, rotating strokes

individual medley · butterfly · backstroke · breaststroke

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Rated G