The goal of this research was to determine the interests and attitudes of the citizens of Sveta Nedelja towards water sports and whether there is support from citizens for the construction of a water sports center. Outdoor physical activity is considered one of the best tools in preventing diseases of modern man, so in connection with this, the development of water sports around the city of Sveta Nedelja is an important component in improving health. The sample of respondents consists of 483 people between 18 and 90, of which 63.98% of women and 36.02% of men who live in Sveta Nedelja joined the survey. The sample of variables consisted of 26 questions divided into 6 groups: general information about the respondent; level of physical activity; experience with water sports; water sports center; involving children in water sports; and safety of water sports. The data analysis, which was carried out in the Statistica 13 program with the tools of descriptive statistics and particle frequency, determined that 354 people (73.29%) are interested in water sports and that 367 of them (75.98%) would like to try some of the same. Based on the obtained results, the conclusion is that the residents of the town of Sveta Nedelja support the idea of a water sports center on the lakes in Rakitje and consider it achievable. The results of the survey also show that many respondents would involve their child in water sports (415; 85.92%), and the most represented sport in their interests is rowing, in which 324 respondents would involve their child. It is important to note that residents of Sveta Nedelja consider the area around the lake in Rakitje to be safe for water sports for the adult population (81.57%) and for children (77.43%).