Swimming cap for afro hair approved after it was banned at Tokyo Olympics
A ban on swimming caps which are designed to protect natural black hair has been lifted by the International Swimming Federation (FINA).
The specialist headwear, which was created by a black-owned UK brand, was banned from the Tokyo Olympics last year, with the water sport’s governing body stating at the time that it did not fit “the natural form of the head”.
That decision was criticised by the Black Swimming Association (BSA) and Soul Cap, which designed and created the swim caps.
On Thursday, FINA approved the use of the swim caps, a move Soul Cap described as a “huge step in the right direction”.
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