- Ben Proud secured a silver medal in the men’s 50m freestyle final at Paris 2024 on Friday.
- Gold went to Australia’s Cameron McEvoy, while France’s Florent Manaudou finished third.
- Proud, aged 29, is a former world champion, but this marks his first Olympic medal.
Team GB’s Ben Proud clinched a silver medal in the men’s 50m freestyle final during the Paris 2024 event on Friday evening.
The London swimmer finished in second place behind Australia’s Cameron McEvoy in what has been dubbed the Splash and Dash.
Florent Manaudou of France took home the bronze medal.
Proud touched the wall in 21.30 seconds, just behind McEvoy, who clocked in at 21.25 seconds.
Despite being a previous World, Commonwealth, and European champion, this was Proud’s first Olympic medal.
Team GB’s Ben Proud celebrating his silver in the men’s 50m freestyle final at Paris 2024 on Friday night
Proud (right) congratulating Olympic champion Cameron McEvoy (left) following the final
An underwater shot of Proud captured with a robotic camera at Paris La Defense Arena
This achievement marks Team GB’s fourth swimming medal at Paris 2024 and their third silver, following Adam Peaty’s close second in the men’s 100m breaststroke and Matt Richards’ silver in the men’s 200m freestyle.
Additionally, Britain saw another silver medal within minutes as Duncan Scott finished second in the men’s 200m individual medley.
Scott was outperformed by Leon Marchand, who set a new Olympic record of 1:54.06, claiming his fourth gold of the Paris Games.
Earlier in the week, Glasgow-born Scott was part of a Team GB team that clinched gold in the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay.
