Benjamin Proud got England off to a flying start in the Commonwealth Games pool on Friday night. The 19-year-old Londoner landed gold for his country in the 50 metres butterfly, the first final of a pulsating evening session, leaving South African superstar Chad le Clos among those in his wake. Proud won in a British and Games record time of 22.93sec, with South Africa’s Roland  Schoeman second in 23.13 and Le Clos  taking the bronze in 23.36. Flying start: Benjamin Proud celebrates winning gold in the men's 50m butterfly . Swim star: Benjamin beat the British and Commonwealth records to win gold in Glasgow . Le Clos, 22, was one of the stars of London 2012 with his family earning wider endearment through the colourful and regular presence of his emotional father, Bert, during the Olympic TV coverage. But it was a different kind of Proud occasion last night. The new champion, who trains in Plymouth under Jon Rudd, said: ‘I don’t know what to say. I just treated it like any other race, but now tears are almost in my eyes.’ Giant killer: Benjamin Proud is congratulated by Olympic superstar Chad le Clos (L) Proud only made his big breakthrough last year, being the top home sprinter at the British international meet in Leeds in March 2013, when he won 50m butterfly gold and 50m freestyle silver. Then, in a race that marked him out as one to watch, he broke Mark  Foster’s 10-year-old British 50m butterfly record in the semi-finals of the British Championships as he took the fly title. That and other decent performances at the Nationals earned him a place at last year’s World Championships in Barcelona, where he finished 18th in the 50m freestyle and 11th in the 50m fly. Local girl: Home crowd celebrated a bronze medal for Scotland's Corrie Scott (L) in the 50m breasttroke final . ‘I’m happy for Ben,’ said Le Clos last night while Foster, at poolside as a BBC pundit, said: ‘I was a bit gutted when Ben broke my British record, but it had stood for long enough, I suppose! ‘This was a mature swim, he just got everything right and he was in the zone. He will get stronger and there is lots more to come from him.’ Scottish fans were celebrating a bronze for Corrie Scott in the 50m breaststroke.
Benjamin Proud won gold in the 50m butterfly at the Glasgow 2014 Games .
The 19-year-old set new British and Commonwealth records for the event .
Proud beat South Africa's Roland Schoeman and Olympic superstar Chad le Clos .
Benjamin Proud got England off to a flying start in the Commonwealth Games pool on Friday night. The 19-year-old Londoner landed gold for his country in the 50 metres butterfly, the first final of a pulsating evening session, leaving South African superstar Chad le Clos among those in his wake. Proud won in a British and Games record time of 22.93sec, with South Africa’s Roland  Schoeman second in 23.13 and Le Clos taking the bronze in 23.36. Flying start: Benjamin Proud celebrates winning gold in the men's 50m butterfly . Swim star: Benjamin beat the British and Commonwealth records to win gold in Glasgow . Le Clos, 22, was one of the stars of London 2012 with his family earning wider endearment through the colourful and regular presence of his emotional father, Bert, during the Olympic TV coverage. But it was a different kind of Proud occasion last night. The new champion, who trains in Plymouth under Jon Rudd, said: ‘I don’t know what to say. I just treated it like any other race, but now tears are almost in my eyes.’ Giant killer: Benjamin Proud is congratulated by Olympic superstar Chad le Clos (L) Proud only made his big breakthrough last year, being the top home sprinter at the British international meet in Leeds in March 2013, when he won 50m butterfly gold and 50m freestyle silver. Then, in a race that marked him out as one to watch, he broke Mark  Foster’s 10-year-old British 50m butterfly record in the semi-finals of the British Championships as he took the fly title. That and other decent performances at the Nationals earned him a place at last year’s World Championships in Barcelona, where he finished 18th in the 50m freestyle and 11th in the 50m fly. Local girl: Home crowd celebrated a bronze medal for Scotland's Corrie Scott (L) in the 50m breasttroke final . ‘I’m happy for Ben,’ said Le Clos last night while Foster, at poolside as a BBC pundit, said: ‘I was a bit gutted when Ben broke my British record, but it had stood for long enough, I suppose! ‘This was a mature swim, he just got everything right and he was in the zone. He will get stronger and there is lots more to come from him.’ Scottish fans were celebrating a bronze for Corrie Scott in the 50m breaststroke.
The 19-year-old Londoner landed gold for his Roland  Schoeman second in 23.13 and Le Clos Benjamin Proud celebrates winning gold in the the British and Commonwealth records to win gold congratulated by Olympic superstar Chad le Clos he won 50m butterfly gold and 50m freestyle