The International Swimming Federation (FINA) has banned swimming caps designed for natural Black hair at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, claiming that to their best knowledge, “the athletes competing at ...

Episcopal's Blakely Hammel won two FHSAA championships on her way to the All-First Coast girls swimmer of the year award, and ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." As someone who grew up swimming competitively, I will always tout the health benefits of swimming and ...

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 ...

A Black-owned swimming hat brand aimed at creating inclusive caps has been barred from the Olympics this summer. The brand’s larger caps, designed to accommodate Afro hair, were denied approval to ...

The International Swimming Federation has said it would review the decision. A rejection to allow swim caps made for natural hair in the Olympics has started a larger conversation on bias, gatekeeping ...

After previously being banned from the world stage, the Soul Cap—a swim cap that is made specifically to protect natural Black hair has been approved for use at the Olympics. The Federation ...

It’s known that hair and swimming don’t mix well — and no matter how well you tie it back or braid it, rogue strands may end up distracting you in the water. To keep your hair under control and reduce ...

Soul Cap, a Black-owned brand that creates swimming caps for natural hair, was denied certification for approved Olympic swim gear by the federation for international competitions in water sports A ...

The International Swimming Federation says it will revisit its decision barring a swimming cap designed specifically for natural Black hair from being used in competition. The makers of the Soul Cap, ...

Elizabethtown’s Reid Gilmore was behind the Lane 3 block when teammate Jack Ketchum hoisted his swimming cap from the water.