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A goggles catastrophe denied the United States a medal in the mixed medley swimming relay in a moment of incredible misfortune for 17-year-old Lydia Jacoby.
Jacoby's goggles fell from her eyes just after she dived into the pool for the second leg breast stroke with her team tied in first place and the mishap proved costly as they finished in fifth, three seconds behind winners Great Britain, who set a new world record in the event.
The US had got off to a good start after Ryan Murphy's backstroke leg left them tied in the lead with Italy but when Jacoby dived in, wearing only one cap rather than the usual two, her googles slipped down to her mouth.
Lydia Jacoby had to swim with her goggles by her mouth after they slipped when she dived in
Jacoby battled on in the relay but had trouble seeing the wall when it came to doing turns
The mishap meant she struggled to see the wall, causing real trouble when it came to her turns.
An impaired Jacoby valiantly battled through her two laps, but the U.S. fell to sixth. The Americans were in eighth when Tori Huske turned it over to Caeleb Dressel, the fastest swimmer in the world,
