Cameron McEvoy, Florent Manaudou and Ben Proud led the way for an older generation in the battle to be the fastest man in the Paris Olympic pool on Thursday. Skip to main content.

McEvoy won with a time of 21.25 in a race that’s all about brute strength and power. He out-touched Benjamin Proud of Great Britain, who won silver, and France's Florent Manaudou, who won bronze.

McEvoy clocked 21.25 to become the first Australian to make the dash podium ahead of Ben Proud, who stopped the clock at 21.30 to finally visit the Olympic rostrum at his third attempt.

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