May Bumps 1999

The May Bumps 1999 were a set of rowing races held at Cambridge University from Wednesday 9 until Saturday 12 June 1999. The event was run as a bumps race and is one of a series of May Bumps that have been held annually in mid-June since 1887. See May Bumps for the format of the races. In 1999, 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 rowed-over in 1st position, retaining the headship.

Emmanuel women bumped Pembroke to take their 3rd ever Mays headship.

Highest 2nd VIIIs

The highest men's 2nd VIII at the end of the week was 1st & 3rd Trinity II, who bumped Lady Margaret II on the 1st day and moved up into the 1st division.

The highest women's 2nd VIII was Emmanuel II, who bumped Jesus II on the 2nd day.

Links to races in other years

Preceding year Current year Following year
May Bumps 1998 May Bumps 1999 May Bumps 2000
Lent Bumps 1998 Lent Bumps 1999 Lent Bumps 2000

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

Note: Caius V only raced for the last two days

References