May Bumps 1998

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The May Bumps 1998 were a set of rowing races held at Cambridge University from Wednesday June 10, 1998 until Saturday June 13, 1998. The event was run as a bumps race and is one of a series of May Bumps which have been held annually in mid-June since 1887. See May Bumps for the format of the races. In 1998, a total of 172 crews took part (103 men's crews and 69 women's crews), with around 1500 participants in total. Several thousand spectators came to watch, particularly on the Saturday.

Contents 1 Head of the River crews 2 Highest 2nd VIIIs 3 Links to races in other years 4 Bumps Charts

[edit] Head of the River crews

Caius men bumped Downing to take their first headship since 1987.

Pembroke women rowed-over in 1st position, achieving the headship for the 2nd consecutive year.

[edit] Highest 2nd VIIIs

The highest men's 2nd VIII for the 9th consecutive year was Lady Margaret II.

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

[edit] Links to races in other years

Preceding year	Current year	Following year
May Bumps 1997	May Bumps 1998	May Bumps 1999
Lent Bumps 1997	Lent Bumps 1998	Lent Bumps 1999

[edit] Bumps Charts

Below are the bumps charts for the men's and women's 1st divisions. The men's bumps charts are on the left, and women's bumps charts 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.

Pos	Crew	Men's Bumps Chart	Crew	Pos	Crew	Women's Bumps Chart	Crew	Pos
1	Downing		Caius	1	Pembroke		Pembroke	1
2	Caius		Jesus	2	Emmanuel		Emmanuel	2
3	Jesus		1st & 3rd Trinity	3	Jesus		Lady Margaret	3
4	Queens'		Downing	4	Clare		Jesus	4
5	Trinity Hall		Lady Margaret	5	Trinity Hall		Newnham	5
6	1st & 3rd Trinity		Queens'	6	Churchill		Clare	6
7	Magdalene		Pembroke	7	Lady Margaret		Caius	7
8	Robinson		Trinity Hall	8	Queens'		Trinity Hall	8
9	Lady Margaret		Emmanuel	9	Newnham		Queens'	9
10	Churchill		Magdalene	10	Downing		Churchill	10
11	Pembroke		Churchill	11	Caius		Downing	11
12	Christ's		Robinson	12	Homerton		Homerton	12
13	Emmanuel		Fitzwilliam	13	St. Catharine's		Selwyn	13
14	Sidney Sussex		Christ's	14	New Hall		Christ's	14
15	Peterhouse		St. Catharine's	15	Christ's		Magdalene	15
16	Fitzwilliam		Sidney Sussex	16	Sidney Sussex		St. Catharine's	16
17	Lady Margaret II		Peterhouse	17	Selwyn		Robinson	17