England's Benjamin Proud retains 50m freestyle gold at Commonwealth Games
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ByEurosport
Updated 10/04/2018 at 09:54 GMT
Benjamin Proud was in fine form on Tuesday at the Commonwealth games as he won gold in the 50m freestyle.
Benjamin Proud of England celebrates victory in the Men's 50m Freestyle Semifinal 2 on day five of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games at Optus Aquatic Centre on April 9, 2018 on the Gold Coast, Australia
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Proud, 23, was the favourite going into the race having broken his own Commonwealth Games record in the heats when he clocked a time of 21.45 seconds.
And he smashed that in the final with a time of 21.35 seconds as he retained the title he won in Glasgow.
Earlier in the day, in the 400m freestyle, Holly Hibbott won silver and Ellie Faulkner took bronze.
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Benjamin Proud of England celebrates victory in the Men's 50m Freestyle Semifinal 2 on day five of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games at Optus Aquatic Centre on April 9, 2018 on the Gold Coast, Australia
Image credit: Getty Images
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