The Széchenyi Grove (1869), the largest and most beautiful park of the town with the Kurca flowing around it provides superb sporting facilities. The middle section of the Grove was turned into a botanical garden at the turn of the century. The Grove was declared a nature reserve in 1953. For the visitors of the garden an inn (presently a museum) was built. The first open air artesian swimming pooI of the town was completed in 1896. A few decades later, in 1932 a new 50 metre swimming pool was built which has since been complemented by a paddling pool for children, a competition pool and a pool for beginners. In 1992 the finals of the European Cup Winners' Cup took place here. Brick and wooden bungalows provide accommodation at any time of the year at the Camping TermáI. In the summer there is a camping site available for campers. Among other services, those staying here may use the swimming-pool free of charge. Next to the swimming pool there is a fifteen court tennis stadium. The channel Kurca around the Grove is ideal for boating activities. Furthermore, there are 4 football pitches, a hand ball court and an athletics complex. In the centre of the town there is a modern sports stadium with seating capacity for 1200 spectators, which was completed in 1996. In the same year Szentes was bestowed the title 'Hungary's National Sports Town'.

Sport Clubs: Aktív Életstílus Egyesület; Bolero Tánc Klub; Korcsik János; Magyar Western Lovas Klub; Oyama Dojo; Papp László Sportcsarnok; Silver Tánc Klub; Szabadidős Sportklub; Szent László Lovas Klub; Teke; Teniszpálya.

In this town of 31 thousand citizens, 5400 people take part in a sport regularly, and the young are constant replacement of the leading sportsmen. This athletic- and mass sport, which are very popular among the people, deservedly won the "Nation's Sports Town 1996" title from the specialized ministry of that time (OTSH).

Szentes is one of the basis of the world famous Hungarian water polo. The town's swimming pool was opened on 4th, September 1932 where a memorable swimming competition and a water polo match were organized in conjunction with the opening before 3000 viewers. This is how the career of water polo in Szentes began. Beside the OB-I (Hungarian Championship- 1st class) adult men's team, there is an adult women's team, senior, amateur and there are 5 replacement teams. The Amateur Water Polo Teams European Cup is held at the pool almost every year it has also put together numerous national and international championships, as well.

The town has trained many Hungarian-, European-, and world champions in combat sports (karate, boxing, kick-box). Szentes has become the determinant centre of the replacement in these sports. A lot of young people dance competitively and many of them have become multiple Hungarian champions, European place winners.

The inhabitants of Szentes lead active life, many swim, jog, play football or play tennis regularly. There is teeming life in summers both on the sports grounds and Tisza river bank.

Beside the most famous water polo, the dancers, kyokushin karate men who are multiple Hungarian champions. In quadriatlon, the town has a world championship placed first and second. The senior swimmers are on the first place, the rugby players and women indoor-football players play in the first class. The football players, tennis players, table tennis players and indoor-football players belong to the second line of the Hungarian Championship. Bowling is a developing kind of sport, but there is tradition of fencing, canoeing, sports flying, archery, shooting and equestrian sports.