Problem 3. Athletes $A, B, C, D$ and $E$ participated in a race. Athlete $D$ arrived later than $A$, and athlete $B$ arrived earlier than $D$ and immediately after $C$. Athlete $C$ was not first, but arrived before $A$. In what order did the participants finish? Enter the letters $A, B, C, D, E$ without spaces or commas in the order in which the athletes finished.

Answer: ECBAD.