May Bumps 1998

The May Bumps 1998 were a set of rowing races held at Cambridge University from Wednesday 10 June until Saturday 13 June 1998. The event was run as a bumps race and is one of a series of that 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 1550 participants in total.

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.

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.

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

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

References