When you swim in the prelims of a meet here at the Olympics, you wear a white cap. When you make it to the semifinals or finals, it’s a black swim cap. This is one of those aww stories wherein the ...

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 ...

The Soul Cap ban and Dearing’s message of motivation for other Black swimmers After being widely condemned as racist, the initial decision to ban Black swimmers from wearing a swimming cap brand ...