The 2024 Summer Olympics are over a week into action, with fans around the world watching the planet's best athletes in a wide variety of sports compete for a gold medal. Garnering much of the ...

For far too long, swimmers with braids, locs and afros have had to sacrifice their hairstyle when swimming in the water. Traditional swim caps don’t offer variation of sizes and fit for different hair ...

Swimming caps designed for natural Black hair — and created by a Black-owned company — will not be allowed at the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo. The International Swimming Federation (FINA) rejected ...

There has always been only one kind of swim cap. “But those caps were not made for us,” said Seattle’s Noelle Ndiaye, swim coach and founder of Afro Swimmers, a movement to make swimming accessible to ...

Soul Cap, a Black-owned brand that creates swimming caps for natural hair, was denied certification for approved Olympic swim gear by the federation for international competitions in water sports ...

MINNEAPOLIS – Hammer Head® — a new U.S.- designed swim cap is set to keep head safety top of mind for hundreds of thousands of aquatic athletes, triathletes and open water swimmers across the country.

Soul Cap, a British company that makes swim caps to support swimmers with diverse hairstyles, is speaking out after it said the the governing body for water sports competitions did not certify its ...

In a disappointing move for many Black elite athletes, the Olympics recently announced an official ban on Soul Caps, a brand of swim caps catered to the specific hair needs of Black swimmers.

“This is so much bigger than banning a type of cap,” said Lia Neal, a two-time Olympic medalist for the U.S. By Evan Nicole Brown Ahead of the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, which begin later this ...

"Hearst Magazines and AOL may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Swimming on a team throughout my childhood and teenage years helped me stay physically active and make ...