The ECOMAR Foundation was founded in 1999 by Theresa Zabell with the commitment to give back to the sea all the satisfaction it had given her during her sporting career. Its objectives from the outset were to care for the planet’s environment through sport, and it is aimed, above all, at young people. The double Olympic champion felt the need to give back to the sea, in some way, what the sea had given her. She wanted to reclaim the blue at a time when people only thought of green, and with a small group of altruistic defenders of nature, on March 3, 1999, she founded the ECOMAR Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to education in the care of our seas, their flora and fauna. Thus began what was intended to be a great blue voyage.

The main objective was to raise awareness among the younger generation, through specific programs of coexistence in sport, workshops on respecting and caring for the planet, sponsorship of coastal cleanups, healthy food, and care of our body, and to bring young people closer to sustainable ecological values and immerse them in the culture of respect for the sea in the most natural way possible. Raising awareness that we only have one body and one planet and we cannot change it.

At ECOMAR, all activities are designed for children and we feel rewarded when we see the results of a job well done. Over the years we have been able to see how “our” Ecomar children keep our advice and grow up with the Ecomar philosophy while spreading the news among other little ones, understanding that they must be part of the solution, not the problem.