CREATE TABLE table_204_41 (id DECIMAL, "rank" DECIMAL, "name" TEXT, "nationality" TEXT, "time" TEXT, "notes" TEXT)

who was faster ? maria paris or susan sloan ?
SELECT "name" FROM table_204_41 WHERE "name" IN ('maria paris', 'susan sloan') ORDER BY "time" LIMIT 1
SELECT "name" FROM "table_204_41" WHERE "name" IN ('maria paris', 'susan sloan') ORDER BY "time" NULLS FIRST LIMIT 1