A swimming cap made specifically for natural Black hair has received official ... week after "a period of "review and discussion on cap design," along with Soul Cap creators, Brent Nowicki ...

New Era Cap, LLC, the international sports and lifestyle brand and official cap of the National Basketball Association (NBA), ...

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 ...

According to a 2020 study in The International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education, Black children ages 5 to 14 have a 2.6 times higher risk of drowning death than White children. This risk ...

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. Leading ...

After the initial rejection of a swimmer’s cap made specifically for natural Black and textured hair, Soul Cap has finally received approval. Last year, FINA, the world governing body for ...

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 ...

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 Friday the Soul Cap was on ...