Soul Caps are unsuitable because they don't follow "the natural form of the head", according to Fina, the international governing body for swimming Young black swimmers are "disappointed and ...

Alice Dearing - the first black swimmer to represent Team GB at an Olympic level - says the approval sets "a precedent" A swimming cap for afro hair has been approved for use in top-level ...

which is much harder to fit a smaller cap over. Having thicker hair doesn’t make Black swimmers less capable – but not having access to products that could make swimming more accessible and ...

The International Swimming Federation (FINA) has approved a new swim cap for afro hair for use in all top-level competitions. The new cap, which is designed specifically for thick and curly hair ...

Soul Cap, a swimming cap that protects voluminous Black hairstyles like braids, afros, and curls, was officially approved for use in competition this week. The approval comes one year after the ...

Cap: Latex or lycra head covering used during ... Also called "open water swimming" or "the 10k." Marking: Numbers that are written in black on the shoulders, shoulder blades and wrists of the ...

not all swim caps are designed for all hair types. But at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, a cap designed for Black swimmers' natural hair - which doesn't always fit in a conventional caps - was banned.

She says, “As a visually impaired swimmer, I have adapted to swimming in the pool by following the black line and counting my strokes. I still have a little bit of vision where I can make out ...

But the four-year-old’s swimming cap would often let water in during ... As she watched two Black teachers hastily fashioned Sainsbury’s plastic bags into emergency waterproof head-pieces ...

The 27-year-old was first black woman to represent Team GB in ... Dearing hung up her professional swimming cap earlier this week after failing to qualify for the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

which is much harder to fit a smaller cap over. Having thicker hair doesn’t make Black swimmers less capable – but not having access to products that could make swimming more accessible and ...