CREATE TABLE table_204_262 (id NUMBER, "rank" NUMBER, "athlete" CLOB, "time" CLOB, "notes" CLOB, "q" CLOB)

how many athletes have a time below 5:56:21 ?
SELECT COUNT("athlete") FROM table_204_262 WHERE "time" < '5:56.21'
SELECT COUNT("athlete") FROM "table_204_262" WHERE "time" < '5:56.21'