A swimming cap designed specifically for athletes with Afro hair has been approved for swimming competitions – at all levels – after the product was barred from being worn at the Olympics last ...

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 ...

FINA has approved a cap designed for afro and big hairstyles to be worn in its competitions at every level following a review, swimming’s world governing body said on Friday. FINA had announced ...

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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 ...

After being banned from the Olympics last year, a swimming cap designed for Afro hair has been approved for use in top-level competitions. In 2021, world governing body FINA sparked a social media ...

Swimming caps designed to encourage Afro swimmers with long, thick and voluminous hair to pursue their sport without barriers have been banned for use in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. The ...

Alice Dearing, pictured wearing a Soul Cap, will be the first black woman to represent Great Britain in an Olympic swimming event at Tokyo 2020 A decision not to allow swimming caps designed for ...