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The BSA was shocked at the
. It warned it was a
backwards for black swimmers and would drive away swimmers from
backgrounds. A BSA spokeswoman said: "This will affect
and up-and-coming swimmers who might want to take up
swimming." She added: "At the
level, we're hearing that, 'we want the sport to be
and representative; we want to have people of
in the sport'....This will affect their decision because by and
, hair is a significant barrier,
for women."
