ABSTRACT
Since the beginning of the twenty-first century, most nations worldwide have faced some form of crisis concerning their water resources (World Commission on Water, 2000). This crisis, which has arisen “because of pollution, overuse, and changes in weather patterns, [means that] a consistent supply of clean water everywhere is no longer a sure thing” (Bickford, 2014: 72). Research on water stress and achieving safeguards “is growing at a rate of 9.2% per year” (Frankel, 2015: para. 11). This research has been noted as striving to offer “the potential to help solve the issue” (Frankel, 2015: para. 9). There is limited literature on environmental safeguards in the business of sport (Cachay, 1993; Mallen and Chard, 2012; Spector et al., 2012; Thibault, 2009). In particular, there is a gap in the literature on the safeguarding of water in sport.
