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 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 ...

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.