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

Combined with several “B” finals swims adding to the total, Skyline built on its Friday prelim performance to earn its third state Class 4A team title in five seasons.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 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