Lent Bumps 2005 Explained

The Lent Bumps 2005 were a series of rowing races held at Cambridge University from Tuesday 1 March to Saturday 5 March 2005. The event was run as a bumps race and was one of the series of Lent Bumps which have been held annually in late February or early March since 1887. See Lent Bumps for the format of the races. In 2005, a total of 121 crews took part (69 men's crews and 52 women's crews), with nearly 1100 participants.

Head of the River crews

Caius men rowed-over in 1st position, retaining the headship for the 4th consecutive year.

Downing women rowed-over in 1st position for the 2nd year in a row, their first successful defence over the headship.

Highest 2nd VIIIs

The highest men's 2nd VIII for the 6th consecutive year was Caius II, despite losing their place in the 1st division to King's.

The highest women's 2nd VIII for the 5th consecutive year was Jesus II.

Links to races in other years

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Bumps Charts

Below are the bumps charts for all 4 men's and all 3 women's divisions, with the men's event on the left and women's event on the right. The bumps chart represents the progress of every crew over all four days of the racing. To follow the progress of any particular crew, simply find the crew's name on the left side of the chart and follow the line to the end-of-the-week finishing position on the right of the chart.

Note that this chart may not be displayed correctly if you are using a large font size on your browser.

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17 Caius II 17 17
18 Caius II 18 Jesus II 18
19 19 19
20 20 Jesus II 20
21 Lady Margaret II 21 21
22 Lady Margaret II 22 22
23 23 Emmanuel II 23
24 Downing II 24 24
25 Downing II 25 25
26 1st & 3rd Trinity II 26 Lady Margaret II 26
27 Queens' II 1st & 3rd Trinity II 27 Emmanuel II 27
28 Queens' II 28 Newnham II 28
29 Jesus II 29 29
30 Jesus II 30 Lady Margaret II Newnham II 30
31 Churchill II Trinity Hall II 31 31
32 Emmanuel II Churchill II 32 New Hall II Caius II 32
33 Pembroke II 33 St. Catharine's II 33
34 Lady Margaret III 34 St. Catharine's II Queens' II 34
35 Christ's II Emmanuel II 35 Queens' II New Hall II 35
36 Robinson II Robinson II 36 Pembroke II 36
37 Pembroke II 37 Caius II 37
38 Trinity Hall II Lady Margaret III 38 38
39 St. Catharine's II Selwyn II 39 Pembroke II 39
40 Christ's II 40 Girton II 40
41 Clare II Clare II 41 Downing II 41
42 Selwyn II 1st & 3rd Trinity III 42 Trinity Hall II Girton II 42
43 Jesus III St. Catharine's II 43 Downing II Trinity Hall II 43
44 Downing III Caius III 44 Clare II Jesus III 44
45 1st & 3rd Trinity III Jesus III 45 Jesus III Clare II 45
46 Peterhouse II Fitzwilliam II 46 1st & 3rd Trinity II 1st & 3rd Trinity II 46
47 Fitzwilliam II Peterhouse II 47 Pembroke III Newnham III 47
48 1st & 3rd Trinity IV Queens' III 48 Homerton II Pembroke III 48
49 Girton II Downing III 49 Newnham III Churchill II 49
50 Caius III 1st & 3rd Trinity IV 50 Newnham IV Lady Margaret III 50
51 Sidney Sussex II Girton II 51 Churchill II Homerton II 51
52 Queens' III 52 Lady Margaret III Newnham IV 52
53 Magdalene II 53  
54 Sidney Sussex II 54
55 55
56 Magdalene II 56
57 Corpus Christi II King's II 57
58 King's II Wolfson II 58
59 Churchill III Lady Margaret IV 59
60 Wolfson II Pembroke III 60
61 Lady Margaret IV Corpus Christi II 61
62 Christ's III Clare III 62
63 Pembroke III Churchill III 63
64 Darwin II Christ's III 64
65 Clare III Magdalene III 65
66 Robinson III Robinson III 66
67 Magdalene III Selwyn III 67
68 Emmanuel III Darwin II 68
69 Selwyn III Emmanuel III 69

References

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