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=== Watersports === [[File:Cambridge MayBump2015 (pixinn.net).jpg|thumb|[[Bumps race]] on the [[River Cam]]]] The [[River Cam]], which runs through the city centre, is used for boating. The university and its colleges are well known for [[Rowing (sport)|rowing]] and the [[Cambridgeshire Rowing Association]], formed in 1868, organises competitive rowing on the river outside of the university.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cra-online.net/info/history/early.htm|title=Early CRA History|publisher=Cambridgeshire Rowing Association|access-date=14 January 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090519101519/http://www.cra-online.net/info/history/early.htm|archive-date=19 May 2009}}</ref> Rowing clubs based in the city include [[City of Cambridge Rowing Club|City of Cambridge RC]], [[Cambridge '99 Rowing Club|Cambridge '99 RC]], [[Cantabrigian Rowing Club|Cantabrigian RC]] and [[Rob Roy Boat Club|Rob Roy BC]]. Parts of the Cam are used for recreational [[punt (boat)|punting]], a type of boating in which the craft is propelled by pushing against the river bed with a [[quant pole]]. Cambridge Swimming Club, Cambridge Dive team and City of Cambridge Water Polo Club are all based at Parkside Swimming Pool.<ref>{{cite web|title=Parkside Pools|url=https://www.cambridge.gov.uk/content/parkside-pools|publisher=Cambridge City Council|access-date=20 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617143106/https://www.cambridge.gov.uk/content/parkside-pools|archive-date=17 June 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
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