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 ...

Yogingo extra large swim cap for long hair, dreadlocks, braids, afros Designed for those with long and/or bulky hair including dreadlocks, afros, braids, and extensions, this large, black swimming ...

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 ...

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 ...

More than 1,000 kids took to the pool for the first night of this year’s Black History Month Invitational Swim Meet, an annual event celebrating young African American swimmers. The event has ...