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 ...

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 ...

Originally denied use for last summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo, Soul Cap has been approved by FINA. The swimwear, according to the company, is designed for swimmers with long, voluminous and Afro hair ...

For many years, there was one kind of swim cap. It was ultratight, made of latex or silicone — and it was “one size fits all.” But those swim caps left out large groups of swimmers, adding to ...

NANTERRE, France — With a decades-old swimming rivalry still going strong, Team USA and Team Australia were tied with seven gold medals apiece with one remaining event at the Paris Olympics to break ...

The Soul Cap has gotten the green light from swimming's top governing body, which figures to be a huge step toward bringing more diversity to a largely white sport. You'll have to look beyond the ...

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 their ...

While aesthetics may play a role in your decision-making process, they're not the only factor you should take into account when buying a swim cap. While latex used to be a common material for swim ...

“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 ...