prelim

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Servite won the boys 4x100 relay in 40.27, one hundredth of a second faster than its prelim time.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2025

Atkins had gone an easy 24.66 during Friday’s prelims to earn the top seed into the finals while Gardley had slowed noticeably during her prelim heat and coasted to the second seed in the finals.

From Seattle Times • May 25, 2024

“We definitely had it in mind that we wanted to go for that record after the prelim swim,” Dyer said.

From Washington Post • Feb. 18, 2023

There’s also a women’s prelim round ice hockey match going on: Canada leading I Can’t Believe It’s Not Russia 2-0.

From The Guardian • Feb. 7, 2022

In our prelim heats, on Saturday, I beat Lindsey’s time in every event, even the freestyle.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth