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 ...

A swimming cap made for Black hair gets official approval after previous Olympic ban. September 2, 2022 6:35 PM ET. Jaclyn Diaz Enlarge this image.

Swimming caps designed to encourage Afro swimmers with long, thick and voluminous hair to pursue their sport without barriers have been banned for use in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.

FINA has officially approved London-based Soul Cap, a long hair swimming cap designed for natural hair blessed with volume, for competitive races.

Swim caps made for natural Black hair have been approved for international competition, per a report from NPR.The Soul Cap is a swimming cap designed to protect thick, curly, or braided hair that ...

Alice Dearing was about to make history in summer 2021 as the first Black woman to swim for Great Britain at the Olympics. Then, bad news: She couldn’t wear the swim cap she wanted to. Leading ...