The men's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held from 1 to 2 August 2024 at Paris La Défense Arena, which was converted to a swimming pool for the swimming events.

Going into the competition, Australia's Cameron McEvoy was the favourite, while defending Olympic champion Caeleb Dressel of the USA and Ben Proud of Great Britain were also among the top contenders.

In the final, McEvoy won gold, followed by Proud with silver and Florent Manaudou of France winning bronze.

National records for Ireland, Fiji and the Cayman Islands were set during the event, and Manaudou's podium finish made him the first swimmer ever to win four consecutive Olympic medals in the event.

Caeleb Dressel of the USA was the defending champion in the event, and held the Olympic record of 21.07 seconds.

[3] During this time, Great Britain's Ben Proud and Australia's Cameron McEvoy won the event at the 2022 and 2023 World Championships respectively.

[23] Manaudou's podium finish made him the first swimmer ever to win four consecutive Olympic medals in the event, which he achieved in front of his home crowd.