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 ...

NANTERRE, France — With a decades-old swimming rivalry still going strong, Team USA and Team Australia were tied with seven gold medals apiece with one remaining event at the Paris Olympics to break ...

For many years, there was one kind of swim cap. It was ultratight, made of latex or silicone — and it was “one size fits all.” But those swim caps left out large groups of swimmers, adding to ...

Netherlands soccer star Danielle van de Donk looked like she was going for gold in the 50-meter freestyle in the midst of a 1-1 draw with the U.S. Women's National Team in the World Cup on Wednesday ...

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.

The Olympics create heroes. Sometimes those heroes aren't involved in competition. Sometimes they're sporting floral swim trunks, a dad bod and are waiting to be called into action. The latest hero ...

Alice Dearing was about to make history in summer 2021 as the first Black woman to swim for Great Britain at the Olympics. Then, bad news: She couldn’t wear the swim cap she wanted to. Leading up to ...