Olympics-Swimming-Proud gets luck of the draw before 50 free final

Paris 2024 Olympics - Swimming - Men's 50m Freestyle Semifinal 2 - Paris La Defense Arena, Nanterre, France - August 01, 2024. Cameron McEvoy of Australia and Benjamin Proud of Britain celebrate after finishing joint first in the semifinal REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

PARIS (Reuters) - British swimmer Ben Proud got the luck of the draw before the men's 50 metres 'splash and dash' freestyle final at the Paris Olympics on Friday.

Proud and Australian Cameron McEvoy were fastest in the semi-finals at the La Defense Arena with the exact same time of 21.38 seconds over the shortest distance race on the programme.