TOKYO — The U.S. swim team has a tradition that goes back into the mists. 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 ...

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 has reversed its former ban on swimming caps made specifically for Black hair. According to the Associated Press, the sport's governing body FINA has ...

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 ...