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

Pupils with prelim exams have been told new arrangements may be put in place.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 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

While most of the individual event winners came from the top prelim qualifiers, there were no foregone conclusions when it came to the tight race for the team title.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 12, 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