Abstract Background: The purpose of the present research was to study the conditions of risk management and risk management operations in swimming pools of Khorasanrazavi Province. Materials and Methods: The research method was descriptive all swimming pool managers of the province and the sample consisted of those tournaments in their pools, overall 80 managers (male and female). Three questionnaires were used as research material: Risk Management Questionnaire, Risk Management Operations Questionnaire, and a questionnaire including objective variables. The reliability coefficient of the questionnaires was computed using Kuder formula (α = 0.87). Descriptive statistics were used to analyze data. Results and Discussions: there is a significant difference between the two types of identification (p = 0.000), assessment (p = 0.000), and control (p = 0.000). Also, there is a significant difference between males and females in managing risks (ρ=0.000) and risk management operations in public and private swimming pools (ρ=0.000). Conclusion: The results revealed that these swimming pools did not enjoy proper risk management conditions and a significant difference was observed between genders in managing risk operations. Moreover, a significant difference was observed between various stages of risk management in public and private swimming the findings of the present study, managers of swimming pools must acquire management and sports law so as to make swimming pools a safe Key Word: risk management, risk management operations, public and private swimming pools Progressive Global Sport Research Network A survey of risk management practices in public and 3 Progressive Global Sport Research Network. All rights reserved. ceived: Accepted: 07, May 2013 http://www.pgsrn.com ISSN: 2322 5: 181-187, 2013 public and private swimming Razavi *, Talebpour2, Hamidreza Taheri3, Mohsen Rezaeian 867 55 23 descriptive-survey. The population of the research included managers who held swimming ive management in risk fundamental knowledge of risk place for all swimmers.

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