May Bumps 1997

The May Bumps 1997 were a set of rowing races held at Cambridge University from Wednesday 11 June 1997 until Saturday 14 June 1997. 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 1997, a total of 172 crews took part (103 men's crews and 69 women's crews), with around 1550 participants in total.

Head of the River crews

Downing rowed over to retain the headship.

Pembroke bumped Emmanuel on the first day to take the Mays headship for the first time.

Highest 2nd VIIIs

The highest men's 2nd VIII for the 8th consecutive year was Lady Margaret II, who bumped into Division 1.

The highest women's 2nd VIII for the 4th consecutive year was Jesus II.

Links to races in other years

Preceding year Current year Following year
May Bumps 1996 May Bumps 1997 May Bumps 1998
Lent Bumps 1996 Lent Bumps 1997 Lent Bumps 1998

Bumps Charts

Below are the bumps charts for all 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
Downing 1 Emmanuel
Pembroke 1
2 Trinity Hall Caius 2 Pembroke Emmanuel 2
3 Magdalene Jesus 3 Jesus Jesus 3
4 Jesus Queens' 4 Trinity Hall Clare 4
5 Lady Margaret Trinity Hall 5 Newnham Trinity Hall 5
6 Caius 1st & 3rd Trinity 6 Clare Churchill 6
7 Churchill Magdalene 7 Churchill Lady Margaret 7
8 Queens' Robinson 8 Homerton Queens' 8
9 Emmanuel Lady Margaret 9 Lady Margaret Newnham 9
10 1st & 3rd Trinity Churchill 10 New Hall Downing 10
11 Pembroke Pembroke 11 Queens' Caius 11
12 Robinson Christ's 12 Downing Homerton 12
13 Christ's Emmanuel 13 Caius St. Catharine's 13
14 Clare Sidney Sussex 14 Sidney Sussex New Hall 14
15 Sidney Sussex Peterhouse 15 Magdalene Christ's 15
16 Fitzwilliam Fitzwilliam 16 St. Catharine's Sidney Sussex 16
17 St. Catharine's Lady Margaret II 17 Christ's Selwyn 17
18 Peterhouse Clare 18 Selwyn Magdalene 18
19 Selwyn Selwyn 19 Corpus Christi 1st & 3rd Trinity 19
20 Lady Margaret II St. Catharine's 20 Jesus II Corpus Christi 20
21 Downing II Downing II 21 Girton Robinson 21
22 Girton Girton 22 Peterhouse Jesus II 22
23 Corpus Christi 1st & 3rd Trinity II 23 1st & 3rd Trinity Fitzwilliam 23
24 Jesus II Queens' II 24 Lady Margaret II Girton 24
25 Queens' II King's 25 Robinson King's 25
26 King's Corpus Christi 26 Emmanuel II Peterhouse 26
27 1st & 3rd Trinity II Jesus II 27 Fitzwilliam Lady Margaret II 27
28 Pembroke II Caius II 28 King's Anglia Ruskin 28
29 Emmanuel II Trinity Hall II 29 Anglia Ruskin Emmanuel II 29
30 Trinity Hall II Pembroke II 30 Newnham II Newnham II 30
31 Caius II Clare II 31 New Hall II New Hall II 31
32 Fitzwilliam II Churchill II 32 Homerton II Queens' II 32
33 Clare II Emmanuel II 33 Addenbrooke's Homerton II 33
34 Churchill II St. Catharine's II 34 Clare II Clare II 34
35 St. Catharine's II Christ's II 35 Jesus III Trinity Hall II 35
36 Magdalene II Fitzwilliam II 36 Queens' II Wolfson 36
37 Christ's II Wolfson 37 Trinity Hall II Addenbrooke's 37
38 Selwyn II Lady Margaret III 38 Magdalene II Jesus III 38
39 Lady Margaret III 1st & 3rd Trinity III 39 Wolfson Darwin 39
40 Jesus III Magdalene II 40 1st & 3rd Trinity II Magdalene II 40
41 Wolfson Girton II 41 Pembroke II Pembroke II 41
42 1st & 3rd Trinity III Selwyn II 42 Darwin St. Catharine's II 42
43 Sidney Sussex II Peterhouse II 43 St. Catharine's II Churchill II 43
44 Girton II Jesus III 44 Girton II 1st & 3rd Trinity II 44
45 Peterhouse II Anglia Ruskin 45 Lady Margaret III Anglia Ruskin II 45
46 Corpus Christi II Downing III 46 Churchill II Girton II 46
47 Anglia Ruskin Sidney Sussex II 47 Jesus IV Lady Margaret III 47
48 Trinity Hall III Robinson II 48 Anglia Ruskin II 1st & 3rd Trinity III 48
49 Lady Margaret IV Corpus Christi II 49 Christ's II Caius II 49
50 Downing III Darwin 50 Caius II Fitzwilliam II 50
51 Queens' III Trinity Hall III 51 Sidney Sussex II Jesus IV 51
52 Robinson II Queens' III 52 1st & 3rd Trinity III Christ's II 52
53 Churchill III Lady Margaret IV 53 Clare III Robinson II 53
54 Clare III Hughes Hall 54 Fitzwilliam II Sidney Sussex II 54
55 Darwin Churchill III 55 Hughes Hall Downing II 55
56 Pembroke III Pembroke III 56 Robinson II Clare III 56
57 Magdalene III Clare III 57 Homerton III Hughes Hall 57
58 Hughes Hall St Edmund's 58 Anglia Ruskin III Selwyn II 58
59 Sidney Sussex III Magdalene III 59 Downing II Homerton III 59
60 Jesus IV Jesus IV 60 Selwyn II Darwin II 60
61 King's II 1st & 3rd Trinity IV 61 Queens' III Anglia Ruskin III 61
62 St Edmund's Sidney Sussex III 62 Homerton IV Churchill III 62
63 Lady Margaret V Downing IV 63 Darwin II Queens' III 63
64 St. Catharine's III King's II 64 Corpus Christi II Homerton IV 64
65 Emmanuel III Selwyn III 65 Churchill III Corpus Christi II 65
66 Clare IV Emmanuel III 66 New Hall III New Hall III 66
67 1st & 3rd Trinity IV Lady Margaret V 67 St. Catharine's III St. Catharine's III 67
68 Downing IV St. Catharine's III 68 Newnham III Newnham III 68
69 Selwyn III Christ's III 69 Lady Margaret IV Lady Margaret IV 69
70 Churchill IV Clare IV 70  
71 Jesus V Homerton 71
72 Trinity Hall IV Jesus V 72
73 Christ's III Girton III 73
74 Girton III Churchill IV 74
75 Homerton Anglia Ruskin II 75
76 Addenbrooke's Trinity Hall IV 76
77 Anglia Ruskin II 1st & 3rd Trinity V 77
78 Pembroke IV Addenbrooke's 78
79 King's III Fitzwilliam III 79
80 Fitzwilliam III King's III 80
81 Wolfson II Pembroke IV 81
82 1st & 3rd Trinity V Wolfson II 82
83 Queens' IV Queens' IV 83
84 Corpus Christi III 1st & 3rd Trinity VI 84
85 1st & 3rd Trinity VI Clare Hall 85
86 Clare Hall Corpus Christi III 86
87 Selwyn IV Darwin II 87
88 Queens' V Selwyn IV 88
89 Christ's IV St. Catharine's IV 89
90 Darwin II Queens' V 90
91 St. Catharine's IV Christ's IV 91
92 Girton IV Caius III 92
93 Homerton II Lady Margaret VI 93
94 St Edmund's II Homerton II 94
95 Caius III Clare V 95
96 Lady Margaret VI Girton IV 96
97 Clare V 1st & 3rd Trinity VII 97
98 1st & 3rd Trinity VII St Edmund's II 98
99 Churchill V Downing V 99
100 Downing V Churchill V 100
101 Darwin III Darwin III 101
102 Corpus Christi IV Jesus VI 102
103 Jesus VI Corpus Christi IV 103

References