“The sea is art and when I swim I feel like an artist”. As she says it, Gregorio Paltrinieri, Olympic champion in the 1500 freestyle in Rio 2016 and three times world champion, he has Neptune on display in the National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rome, one of the most important in Europe. And it is the ideal place chosen by Paltrinieri to present one of the projects he cares about most at the moment: Dominate The Water. A circuit of swimming competitions (for agonists, masters and professionals) in open water conceived and promoted by himself with the main objective of protecting the sea and the environment.
“We want to convey freedom and beauty, the same serenity that a work of art gives us when we stop and look at it “explains Paltrinieri, who with Dominate The Water it also aims to emphasize some of the landscape beauties of our country. «Open water swimming is a wonderful sport face to face with nature. In Italy there are some of the most beautiful beaches in the world, they must be protected and I’m not afraid to expose myself ».
The stages for the races will be four: Lignano Sabbiadoro, Taranto, Stintino And Positano. “Each time there will be marine biology experts who will be able to best describe the characteristics of the flora and fauna of the places where we will be”. And since we know that deep swimming is wonderful but also pollutes, Dominate The Water will intervene on every beach and in the sea with environmental cleaning operations. “There will be race packages made from the recycling of plastic or with recycled material, biodegradable glasses for supplies, passes and eco-sustainable products, prizes and medals built in wood, canoes and sup instead of motor boats”.
That the sea is Greg’s first love can be understood from every word dedicated to this project. «I only go to the pool for the competitive spirit. I still don’t want to lose “. And this summer there will be appointments: come on World Championships in Budapest to the European Championships in Rome, where Paltrinieri will swim in his Host. “Where I lived for a long time and still train today.” Of course, at sea.
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-Paltrinieri and Fiamingo, the couple of the blue summer
Source: Vanity Fair
