Olympics-Swimming-Australian McEvoy wins men's 50 freestyle gold

Paris 2024 Olympics - Swimming - Men's 50m Freestyle Final - Paris La Defense Arena, Nanterre, France - August 02, 2024. Cameron McEvoy of Australia celebrates after winning gold REUTERS/Hannah Mckay

PARIS (Reuters) - Australia's Cameron McEvoy took his first Olympic gold medal when he won the men's 50 metres freestyle at the Paris Games on Friday.

Britain's Ben Proud took the silver medal, and France's Florent Manaudou the bronze - 12 years after he won gold at London 2012.

Olympic champion Caeleb Dressel of the United States finished sixth.

McEvoy is the first Australian man to win the shortest distance on the programme.

(Reporting by Alan Baldwin; Editing by Hugh Lawson)