Newnham College Boat Club
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Newnham College Boat Club is the rowing club for members of Newnham College, Cambridge. Newnham is a college for women only. Members of Newnham have been rowing for a considerable time before the first women's bumps races. The first bumps for women started in 1974. In the Lent Bumps, the 1st VIII has only finished outside the top-9 places on only one occasion, and has spent most of its time in the top-5, taking the headship in 1977, 1982 and 1983. In the May Bumps, the 1st IV and 1st VIII has never finished outside the top-9 places, taking the headship in 1975, 1976 and in 2003. In 1976 in the May Bumps, Newnham I were head on the 2nd day, and Newnham II were in 2nd position. No other women's club has managed to get a 2nd boat into 2nd place. The only men's club to have managed it was 1st Trinity, whose 2nd boat bumped its 1st boat in the 1875 races to finish in 2nd place behind Jesus. Newnham is, therefore, the only club (men or women) in the history of Cambridge bumps racing to have held the top two places simultaneously.
In 2006 Newnham won the newly inaugurated Pegasus Cup for being "the most successful college boat club competing in the Cambridge May Bumping Races".
The May races in 2007 saw Newnham go up three places. On the Wednesday, they fell behind to a fast start by Girton, steered by Blue Jimmy Appleton, who closed quickly to within half-a-length of Trinity Hall. However, superb steering by coxswain Shanae Elizabeth Boynes around first-post corner gave Newnham a chance that they quickly seized and they managed to catch Girton at Grassy Corner. On the Thursday, Newnham started well and caught Trinity Hall just on first-post corner. Friday saw a fantastic start and Cauis became their third victim of the week with the bump occurring just on Ditton corner. The Saturday saw Newnham race well and draw to within 3/4-of-a-length of Emmanuel in a thrilling race before Emmanuel pulled away to row-over by a clear two-lengths.
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[edit] Recent Form
[edit] Lent Bumps
A table showing the position of the 1st women's VIII since 1980
| Year | Finish position | 1st day | 2nd day | 3rd day | 4th Day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4th | rowed-over | bumped Clare | rowed-over | rowed-over | |
| 1981 | 2nd | bumped Churchill | bumped New Hall | rowed-over | rowed-over | |
| 1982 | Head | bumped Girton | rowed-over head | rowed-over head | rowed-over head | |
| 1983 | Head | rowed-over head | rowed-over head | rowed-over head | rowed-over head | |
| 1984 | 4th | bumped by Churchill | rowed-over | bumped by Jesus | bumped by Clare | |
| 1985 | 2nd | bumped Clare | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped Churchill | |
| 1986 | 4th | bumped by Churchill | bumped by Homerton | rowed-over | rowed-over | |
| 1987 | 3rd | rowed-over | bumped Homerton | rowed-over | rowed-over | |
| 1988 | 5th | bumped by Emmanuel | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped by Caius | |
| 1989 | 9th | bumped by Clare | bumped by Lady Margaret | bumped by Trinity Hall | bumped by Sidney Sussex | |
| 1990 | 7th | bumped Sidney Sussex | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped Clare | |
| 1991 | 3rd | bumped Churchill | bumped Trinity Hall | bumped Jesus | bumped Caius | |
| 1992 | 3rd | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over | |
| 1993 | 4th | bumped by Jesus | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over | |
| 1994 | 3rd | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped Lady Margaret | |
| 1995 | 8th | overbumped by Trinity Hall | bumped by New Hall | bumped by St. Catharine's | rowed-over | |
| 1996 | 7th | bumped St. Catharine's | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over | |
| 1997 | 11th | bumped by Churchill | bumped by St. Catharine's | bumped by Christ's | bumped by Pembroke | |
| 1998 | 8th | rowed-over | bumped New Hall | bumped Churchill | bumped St. Catharine's | |
| 1999 | 6th | bumped Lady Margaret | bumped Christ's | rowed-over | rowed-over | |
| 2000 | 3rd | bumped Queens' | bumped Pembroke | bumped Trinity Hall | rowed-over | |
| 2001 | 5th | bumped by Trinity Hall | bumped by Lady Margaret | (cancelled) | (cancelled) | |
| 2002 | 7th | bumped by Caius | rowed-over | bumped by Downing | rowed-over | |
| 2003 | 7th | bumped Trinity Hall | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped by Clare | |
| 2004 | 8th | rowed-over | bumped by Trinity Hall | rowed-over | rowed-over | |
| 2005 | 8th | bumped Trinity Hall | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped by 1st & 3rd Trinity | |
| 2006 | 7th | rowed-over | bumped Lady Margaret | rowed-over | rowed-over |
[edit] May Bumps
A table showing the position of the 1st women's IV from 1980 until 1989 and the 1st women's VIII from 1990 until the present day.
Note that a new start order was chosen for the women's May Bumps in 1990, to coincide the change from four-oared to eight-oared boats.
| Year | Finish position | 1st day | 2nd day | 3rd day | 4th Day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3rd | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped New Hall | rowed-over | |
| 1981 | 4th | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped by Trinity Hall | |
| 1982 | 2nd | rowed-over | bumped Clare | bumped New Hall | rowed-over | |
| 1983 | 4th | rowed-over | bumped by New Hall | rowed-over | bumped by Clare | |
| 1984 | 5th | bumped by Churchill | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over | |
| 1985 | 5th | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped by Homerton | bumped Homerton | |
| 1986 | 2nd | bumped Clare | bumped Trinity Hall | bumped New Hall | rowed-over | |
| 1987 | 3rd | bumped by Jesus | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over | |
| 1988 | 5th | bumped by New Hall | bumped by Fitzwilliam | rowed-over | rowed-over | |
| 1989 | 9th | bumped by St. Catharine's | bumped by Clare | bumped by Emmanuel | bumped by Trinity Hall | |
| 1990 | 9th | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over | |
| 1991 | 6th | bumped St. Catharine's | rowed-over | bumped Queens' | bumped Trinity Hall | |
| 1992 | 6th | bumped Veterinary School | rowed-over | bumped by Queens' | rowed-over | |
| 1993 | 3rd | rowed-over | bumped Queens' | bumped Churchill | bumped Emmanuel | |
| 1994 | 3rd | bumped Lady Margaret | rowed-over | bumped by Emmanuel | rowed-over | |
| 1995 | 2nd | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped Jesus | rowed-over | |
| 1996 | 5th | bumped by Jesus | bumped by Pembroke | rowed-over | bumped by Trinity Hall | |
| 1997 | 9th | bumped by Clare | bumped by Churchill | bumped by Lady Margaret | bumped by Queens' | |
| 1998 | 5th | bumped Queens' | bumped Churchill | bumped Trinity Hall | bumped Clare | |
| 1999 | 2nd | bumped Jesus | bumped Lady Margaret | bumped Pembroke | rowed-over | |
| 2000 | 3rd | bumped by Caius | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over | |
| 2001 | 4th | bumped by Jesus | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over | |
| 2002 | 4th | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over | |
| 2003 | Head | bumped Jesus | bumped Caius | bumped Emmanuel | rowed-over head | |
| 2004 | 5th | bumped by Emmanuel | bumped by Caius | bumped by Pembroke | bumped by Jesus | |
| 2005 | 9th | bumped by Lady Margaret | bumped by Clare | bumped by Girton | bumped by Trinity Hall | |
| 2006 | 7th | rowed-over | bumped Lady Margaret | bumped Clare | rowed-over | |
| 2007 | 4th | bumped Girton | bumped Trinity Hall | bumped Caius | rowed-over |
[edit] References
- Durack, John; Gilbert, George; Marks, Dr. John (2000). The Bumps: An Account of the Cambridge University Bumping Races 1827-1999 ISBN 0-9538475-1-9
- CUCBC (various years) - Lent and May Bumps programmes.
