The outlet states that the FINA committee said to their “best knowledge, the athletes competing at the International events never used, neither require to use, caps of such size and configuration,” adding that the caps don’t follow “the natural form of the head.” The committee decided not to certify the caps for use, stating that they were too large and don’t follow the “natural form of the head.” Below are more details from Metro via People: Soul Cap has petitioned the FINA committee to allow their swim caps to be used in the sport. They hope to make it so that Black people didn’t have to choose between taking care of their hair and swimming. Soul Cap, founded in 2017, creates swim caps for African American swimmers with natural hair. Soul Cap also saw an opportunity to make swimming a more inclusive sport. At the Rio Olympics, Simone Manuel, a Black woman, won two gold and two silver medals in swimming, opening the doors to BIPOC representation in the sport. A post shared by SOUL CAP | Swim For All is not a diverse sport and has remained pretty white over the years.
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