A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

RELAY

Sun, 20 Jul '25
Race with an anchor
Fri, 25 Apr '25
Certain swimming event
Mon, 17 Oct '22
Race with a baton
Sat, 19 Feb '22
Get across
Mon, 7 Feb '22
Race with a baton
Sun, 11 Apr '21
With 18-Down, what has four legs and sprints?