CREATE TABLE table_204_835 (id NUMBER, "rank" NUMBER, "lane" NUMBER, "name" CLOB, "nationality" CLOB, "time" CLOB, "notes" CLOB)

did austria or russia rank higher ?
SELECT "nationality" FROM table_204_835 WHERE "nationality" IN ('austria', 'russia') ORDER BY id LIMIT 1
SELECT "nationality" FROM "table_204_835" WHERE "nationality" IN ('austria', 'russia') ORDER BY "id" FETCH FIRST 1 ROWS ONLY