U.S. swimmer and Olympic relay gold medalist Ricky Berens is the latest victim of a shoddily constructed swimsuit. He tore the back of his swimsuit, exposing his backside right before he jumped in the pool for the qualifying heat of the 4x100 relay freestyle Sunday during the World Swimming Championships in Rome.

"I kind of freaked out for just a second," Berens told reporters. "I felt like [the hole] was almost down to my knees. I felt like I was putting on a pretty good show."

Luckily, the malfunction didn't slow him down too much. His relay team qualified for the finals and won.

Those looking for a more detailed photo gallery of the incident will find everything their NSFW hearts desire at the Huffington Post.