I didn't train four years for that to happen Sarah Price

The 25-year-old cut her leg on an underwater camera during the warm-up for the semi-final and then finished last, ruling her out of the final.

"I jumped into the pool onto a box which was hard to see. I'm glad I swam but I didn't train for four years for that to happen," said a tearful Price.

Katy Sexton also failed to qualify, finishing sixth in the same race.

British team manager Craig Hunter revealed an appeal had been made to the IOC over the Price incident, as well as an attempt to delay the semi-final.

"We asked Fina to reschedule the event and they asked each individual nation if they were happy to do that," he said.

"Of course they weren't, as we wouldn't be because each athlete anticipates the time they are due to race.

"Sarah lost 50 minutes of critical preparation time through no fault of her own, it should be the responsibility of the international federation rather than to pass it on to the countries.

"We have appealed to the BOA and will be appealing to the IOC. We were told that cameras would not encroach."