After the initial rejection of a swimmer’s cap made specifically for natural Black and textured hair, Soul Cap has finally ... FINA decided this past week to walk back the product rejection ...

A swimming cap made specifically for natural Black hair has received official approval ... product that overcomes this barrier." FINA walked back last year's rejection this week after "a period ...

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 ...

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.

A cap designed for Black swimmers’ natural hair that was banned from the Tokyo Olympics has been approved for competitive races. Swimming governing body FINA said on Sept. 2 the Soul Cap was on ...

If you look back at videos of myself at the Olympics ... hair that would lay flatter on the head, not on Black hair textures. Soul Cap stated, “Traditional swimming caps often do not accommodate ...

The International Swimming Federation (FINA) has officially approved London-based Soul Cap, a long-hair swimming cap designed ... adding that the Black-owned brand is now on its list of approved ...

Noliwe Rooks, the chair of and a professor of Africana Studies at Brown University, told USA TODAY that the swim cap ban fits with many other bans related to Black hair. 4 riders to 3 ...

The Soul Cap, which is designed specifically for natural Black hair, was officially approved by the International Swimming Federation, FINA, on Friday. FINA executive director Brent Nowicki said ...