Swimming caps designed for natural Black hair won’t be allowed at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, with the sport’s world governing body saying they are unsuitable due to them not “following the natural ...
On Wednesday of last week, Michael Chapman and Toks Ahmed, the founders of Soul Cap—a British specialist brand producing swimming caps for Afro hair—received a response to their application to FINA, ...
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 ...
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 is ...
Yahoo: Olympic athletes will not be able to wear swimming caps for natural hair during games, committee rules
Olympic athletes will not be able to wear swimming caps for natural hair during games, committee rules
Vogue: Why the Ruling Against Swim Caps for Afro Hair at the Olympics Is a Step Backward for Sports
Why the Ruling Against Swim Caps for Afro Hair at the Olympics Is a Step Backward for Sports
USA Today: Soul Cap, a swimming cap designed for Black hair, approved after ban from the Olympics
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 ...