Olympics-Swimming-McEvoy, Manaudou and Proud lead for the older guys

Paris 2024 Olympics - Swimming - Men's 50m Freestyle - Heats - Paris La Defense Arena, Nanterre, France - August 01, 2024. Cameron McEvoy of Australia before the heat. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

PARIS (Reuters) - 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.

The 30-year-old Australian, 33-year-old Frenchman and 29-year-old Briton respectively finished first, third and fifth overall in the 50 metres 'splash and dash' heats at the La Defense Arena.