Our Story
My girls kept asking me to swim or play splash games in the pool. I would agree to this at times but knew that I would regret getting my hair wet. I tried looking around for a swim cap big enough for my dreadlocks but could not find anything. Caps that are considered ‘large’ at stores, only fit half of my hair and I still ended up with wet hair. Those who have dreads will know how long they take to dry!
I found myself making excuses for not getting into water with my daughters and getting my hair wet. 3 years ago I decided to cut my dreadlocks to have short hair just so that my hair would dry quickly. My daughters are young now and in a couple of years they will be teenagers and they might not find it so cool to hang out in the pool with their mother. But I missed my long hair too!
I looked at ordering the caps abroad but the product cost, import duties, courier charges and the exchange rate put this out of reach.
It didn't make sense that in a country where the majority of people have Afros, braids, dreadlocks, etc I could not simply buy a swimming cap that fit me.
Thus Swimma was born and I decided to not only make it available for myself but for many like me. It's liberating that I can jump in with my long dreads, have fun and my hair comes out dry!
