French champion Florent Manaudou shot to the 50 meters freestyle gold on Friday, consigning defending champion Cesar Cielo to his first major final defeat in four years.
Manaudou won in 21.34 seconds, with American Cullen Jones taking the silver two tenths of a second back.
World record holder Cesar Cielo took bronze in 21.59, tapping home just five hundredths of a second behind Jones.
Cielo has not been beaten over 50 meters since winning gold in Beijing.
