For the second consecutive year, Arena and Healthy Seas are continuing their partnership, which is committed to the health and protection of our waters.
Healthy Seas is a foundation dedicated to safeguarding the world’s oceans and seas through three key pillars:
- clean-up
- education
- marine waste prevention
Their primary mission is to tackle the issue of marine debris, with a particular focus on fishing nets, to promote healthier aquatic ecosystems. They achieve this by collaborating with volunteer divers, educators, fishermen, port authorities, waste management companies on a global scale, and partner companies like Arena, which has the protection and safeguarding of water in its entirety as one of its key pillars. Following last year’s great success, this season, the project will be even stronger and more structured. In the latter part of the year, the Arena will support clean-up missions in three different countries thanks to the support of three Arena ambassadors who have a very special relationship with water.
In Italy, the Arena ambassador for this collaboration will be Gregorio Paltrinieri, the Rio 2016 Olympic 1,500-meter freestyle champion and Tokyo 2020 Olympic bronze medallist in the 10km open water event. Paltrinieri is not only an open water champion, but he is also the creator of the Italian open water racing circuit called Dominate The Water, which is more than just a sports competition; it is a movement that combines the passion for long-distance swimming with the crucial importance of protecting the seas and their ecosystem. The Italian champion has always been passionate about cleaning up the sea and safeguarding the Italian coasts, and the clean-up mission will take place in Italy in the second half of the year.
