The International Swimming Federation (FINA) has banned swimming caps designed for natural Black hair at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, claiming that to their best knowledge, “the athletes competing at ...

Swimming caps designed for natural Black hair — and created by a Black-owned company — will not be allowed at the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo. The International Swimming Federation (FINA) rejected ...

Soul Cap, a Black-owned brand that creates swimming caps for natural hair, was denied certification for approved Olympic swim gear by the federation for international competitions in water sports A ...

The International Swimming Federation has said it would review the decision. A rejection to allow swim caps made for natural hair in the Olympics has started a larger conversation on bias, gatekeeping ...

The British company that makes swim caps designed explicitly for Black hair announced their product can now be worn for competitive swimming races. Soul Caps announced the news on Friday, saying that ...

Wherever you’re swimming, whether it’s your local leisure pool or in open water, a swim cap is an essential piece of kit. Swim caps ensure you remain streamlined and help reduce drag in the water, so ...

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 Cap, ...

“This is so much bigger than banning a type of cap,” said Lia Neal, a two-time Olympic medalist for the U.S. By Evan Nicole Brown Ahead of the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, which begin later this ...