The International Swimming Federation says it will revisit its decision barring a swimming cap designed specifically for natural Black hair from being used in competition. The makers of the Soul ...

Swimming caps designed for natural Black hair will not be permitted at the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games. Soul Cap, a Black-owned British company, created their extra-large swim caps to accommodate ...

A swimming cap made specifically for natural Black hair has received official approval from the worldwide governing body for competitive swimming. Soul Cap is a covering made especially to protect ...

For far too long, swimmers with braids, locs and afros have had to sacrifice their hairstyle when swimming in the water.

A swimming cap designed for Black swimmers’ hair has been approved for competitive races after it was banned from the Tokyo Olympics last year. The International Swimming Federation, or FINA, on ...

The International Swimming Federation (FINA) says it is “reviewing” its decision not to allow the use of swimming caps designed for natural Black hair at the Tokyo Olympics this summer.

The International Swimming Federation (FINA) has officially approved London-based Soul Cap, a long-hair swimming cap designed for natural hair blessed with volume, for competitive races after ...

Swimming caps that were designed for natural Black hair reportedly won't be allowed at the Olympics after the International Swimming Federation said they don't fit "the natural form of the head ...

Soul Cap was invented in 2017 in Britain by Michael Chapman and Toks Ahmed-Salawudeen. While taking an adult swim class, the two noticed that Black swimmers might benefit from a swim cap designed ...

Diversity in swimming has always been an issue. In the United States, the overwhelming majority of swimmers are white. According to a 2019 Swimming Membership Demographics report, only 0.8% of ...

Swim caps from Black-owned swim brand Soul Cap, whose designs are made for natural Black hair and other voluminous hair types, have been barred from use at the Olympics FINA ruled that no athletes ...

Swim cap made for Black hair gets official approval after previous Olympic ban By Jaclyn Diaz (NPR) Sept. 3, 2022 8:24 a.m.