Lent Bumps 1998

The Lent Bumps 1998 were a series of rowing races held at Cambridge University from Tuesday 24 until Saturday 28 February 1998. The event was run as a bumps race and is one of a 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 1998, a total of 121 crews took part (69 men's crews and 52 women's crews), with around 1000 participants in total. Several thousand spectators came to watch, particularly on the Saturday.

Due to pressures from the University authorities, the 1998 Lent Bumps was run over 5 days, rather than 4 days, which was the norm since the end of World War II. In the new format, each division had one day off racing, with the 1st divisions missing the first day, 2nd divisions missing the second day etc., which reduced the amount of time needed to complete the racing each day and thus reduce the need for many students to miss lectures. Every division raced on the last day, but as this was a Saturday with fewer lectures held in the University, this wasn't as big a problem. This format, introduced in 1998, has been used at every Lent Bumps since.

Head of the River crews

First and Third Trinity men bumped Downing to take their first headship of the Lent Bumps since 1971.

Emmanuel women rowed-over in 1st position, achieving the headship for the 2nd consecutive year and 8th time since 1988.

Highest 2nd VIIIs

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

The highest women's 2nd VIII at the end of the week was Lady Margaret II, who bumped Jesus II on the 2nd day.

Links to races in other years

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

Bumps Charts

Below are the bumps charts for all four 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.

Pos Crew Men's Bumps Chart Crew Pos Crew Women's Bumps Chart Crew Pos
1 Downing
1st & 3rd Trinity 1 Emmanuel
Emmanuel 1
2 1st & 3rd Trinity Lady Margaret 2 Trinity Hall Trinity Hall 2
3 Trinity Hall Downing 3 Queens' Queens' 3
4 Lady Margaret Caius 4 Lady Margaret Pembroke 4
5 Caius Churchill 5 Jesus Jesus 5
6 Christ's Jesus 6 St. Catharine's Christ's 6
7 Churchill Trinity Hall 7 New Hall Lady Margaret 7
8 Jesus Christ's 8 Churchill Newnham 8
9 Queens' Fitzwilliam 9 Christ's St. Catharine's 9
10 Pembroke Pembroke 10 Pembroke 1st & 3rd Trinity 10
11 Fitzwilliam Emmanuel 11 Newnham Churchill 11
12 Girton Magdalene 12 Caius Clare 12
13 Emmanuel Queens' 13 Girton New Hall 13
14 Selwyn Robinson 14 Downing CCAT 14
15 Magdalene Lady Margaret II 15 Clare Caius 15
16 Robinson Girton 16 1st & 3rd Trinity Downing 16
17 Sidney Sussex Clare 17 Sidney Sussex Fitzwilliam 17
18 Peterhouse Selwyn 18 CCAT Selwyn 18
19 St. Catharine's Sidney Sussex 19 Selwyn Girton 19
20 Lady Margaret II Peterhouse 20 Jesus II Lady Margaret II 20
21 Clare 1st & 3rd Trinity II 21 Fitzwilliam Sidney Sussex 21
22 King's St. Catharine's 22 Lady Margaret II Magdalene 22
23 1st & 3rd Trinity II King's 23 Corpus Christi Jesus II 23
24 Downing II Downing II 24 Homerton Corpus Christi 24
25 Queens' II Caius II 25 Magdalene Emmanuel II 25
26 Caius II Corpus Christi 26 King's King's 26
27 Pembroke II Christ's II 27 Robinson Newnham II 27
28 Corpus Christi Trinity Hall II 28 Emmanuel II Homerton 28
29 Jesus II Queens' II 29 Newnham II Robinson 29
30 Christ's II Lady Margaret III 30 Trinity Hall II Peterhouse 30
31 Clare II Pembroke II 31 Peterhouse St. Catharine's II 31
32 Trinity Hall II Churchill II 32 New Hall II Wolfson 32
33 Lady Margaret III Jesus II 33 Wolfson New Hall II 33
34 Fitzwilliam II St. Catharine's II 34 Lucy Cavendish Darwin 34
35 Peterhouse II Clare II 35 Queens' II Trinity Hall II 35
36 Churchill II Fitzwilliam II 36 St. Catharine's II Queens' II 36
37 Magdalene II CCAT 37 Selwyn II CCAT II 37
38 Selwyn II Peterhouse II 38 Darwin Lucy Cavendish 38
39 St. Catharine's II Emmanuel II 39 CCAT II Homerton II 39
40 CCAT Magdalene II 40 1st & 3rd Trinity II 1st & 3rd Trinity II 40
41 Downing III Wolfson 41 Homerton II Selwyn II 41
42 Emmanuel II Selwyn II 42 Magdalene II Churchill II 42
43 Wolfson 1st & 3rd Trinity III 43 Downing II Vet School 43
44 Girton II Downing III 44 Fitzwilliam II Downing II 44
45 Jesus III Robinson II 45 Churchill II Jesus III 45
46 1st & 3rd Trinity III Hughes Hall 46 Vet School Magdalene II 46
47 Robinson II Girton II 47 Jesus III Caius II 47
48 Hughes Hall Corpus Christi II 48 Caius II Fitzwilliam II 48
49 Corpus Christi II Jesus III 49 Darwin II Pembroke II 49
50 Clare III Darwin 50 Clare II Clare II 50
51 Clare Hall Clare Hall 51 St. Catharine's III St. Catharine's III 51
52 Lady Margaret IV Sidney Sussex II 52 Pembroke II Darwin II 52
53 Queens' III Queens' III 53  
54 Darwin King's II 54
55 Sidney Sussex II Christ's III 55
56 Trinity Hall III Clare III 56
57 Churchill III Lady Margaret IV 57
58 St. Edmund's Trinity Hall III 58
59 King's II Caius III 59
60 Christ's III Churchill III 60
61 CCAT II 1st & 3rd Trinity IV 61
62 Caius III St. Edmund's 62
63 1st & 3rd Trinity IV St. Catharine's III 63
64 St. Catharine's III CCAT II 64
65 1st & 3rd Trinity V 1st & 3rd Trinity V 65
66 Lady Margaret V Lady Margaret V 66
67 Darwin II Clare IV 67
68 Clare IV Churchill IV 68
69 Churchill IV Darwin II 69