# May Bumps 2012

The May Bumps 2012 were a set of rowing races held in Cambridge, UK with crews from the boat clubs of all Cambridge University Colleges and Anglia Ruskin University from Wednesday 13 June 2012 to Saturday 16 June 2012. The event was run as a bumps race and was the 121st set of races in the series of May Bumps which have been held annually in mid-June in this form since 1887. In 2012, 172 crews took part (103 men's crews and 69 women's crews), with nearly 1550 participants in total.
The timing of the lower divisions on the Saturday was disrupted by a protest on the river and its tow-path by animal rights activists objecting to the removal from the area of an infamous swan, the so-called Mr. Asbo, that had been attacking rowers. Three people were arrested for breaching the peace.

## Head of the River crews

Caius men rowed over well clear of Downing men each day to win their blades and retain the headship they won 2011. As they came also first at the Lent Bumps 2012 they hold the double Headship. They also won both bumps events in 2011.
Downing women rowed-over on each day to hold onto the Head of the River title and win their blades. By winning the Mays they also retain the double Headship having won Lent Bumps 2012. This also their second double headship, having won both bumps events in 2011.
Consecutive double Headships, i.e. that the same Men's and Women's crews have won both the Lent and May Bumps for consecutive years, illustrate how dominant these crews have been on the River Cam. Caius men have now won 11 of the 15 May Bumps from 1998 (and 8 of the Lent Bumps), whilst Downing men's and women's 1st VIIIs have been either 1st (head) or second on the river in Lents or Mays for at least the last 2 years (and up to 6 in the case of the Men in Lents).

## Highest 2nd VIIIs

Downing II held the position of highest men's 2nd VIII despite being bumped successively by Girton, Homerton and Peterhouse.
Pembroke II remained the highest women's 2nd VIII despite falling to 22nd due to bumps from Murray Edwards and Sidney Sussex.

## Pegasus Cup and the Biggest Risers

Homerton won the Pegasus cup for the first time, narrowly beating Murray Edwards in their attempt to hold the title. Homerton boats collectively managing 15 bumps moving up 18 places in total. The Men's 1st VIII entered division 1 and two of the club's five boats won blades.
Darwin III rose an impressive 8 places, triple over-bumping Sidney Sussex IV and bumping Downing IV, who themselves fell 7 places over the 4 days.

## Links to races in other years

| Preceding year | Current year | Following year |
| May Bumps 2011 | May Bumps 2012 | May Bumps 2013 |
| Lent Bumps 2011 | Lent Bumps 2012 | Lent Bumps 2013 |

## Bumps Charts

Below are the bumps charts all 6 men's and all 4 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.
Note that this chart may not be displayed correctly if you are using a large font size on your browser. A simple way to check is to see that the first horizontal bold line, marking the boundary between divisions, lies between positions 17 and 18. The combined Hughes Hall/Lucy Cavendish women's crews are listed as Lucy Cavendish only.
| Pos | Crew | Crew | Pos | Crew | Crew |
| 1 | Caius | Caius | 1 | Downing | Downing |
| 2 | Downing | Downing | 2 | Pembroke | Jesus |
| 3 | St. Catharine's | Jesus | 3 | Christ's | Newnham |
| 4 | 1st & 3rd Trinity | Lady Margaret | 4 | Newnham | Pembroke |
| 5 | Pembroke | 1st & 3rd Trinity | 5 | Emmanuel | Clare |
| 6 | Jesus | St. Catharine's | 6 | Jesus | Emmanuel |
| 7 | Lady Margaret | Pembroke | 7 | Clare | Christ's |
| 8 | Queens' | Queens' | 8 | Lady Margaret | Caius |
| 9 | Fitzwilliam | Clare | 9 | Queens' | 1st & 3rd Trinity |
| 10 | Magdalene | Fitzwilliam | 10 | Caius | Queens' |
| 11 | Clare | Christ's | 11 | Trinity Hall | Trinity Hall |
| 12 | Trinity Hall | Emmanuel | 12 | 1st & 3rd Trinity | Lady Margaret |
| 13 | Emmanuel | King's | 13 | Magdalene | Girton |
| 14 | Christ's | Magdalene | 14 | St. Catharine's | St. Catharine's |
| 15 | Churchill | Girton | 15 | Churchill | Selwyn |
| 16 | King's | Trinity Hall | 16 | Girton | Magdalene |
| 17 | Robinson | Homerton | 17 | Selwyn | Peterhouse |
| 18 | Downing II | Churchill | 18 | Peterhouse | King's |
| 19 | 1st & 3rd Trinity II | Robinson | 19 | King's | Churchill |
| 20 | Girton | Peterhouse | 20 | Pembroke II | Murray Edwards |
| 21 | Homerton | Downing II | 21 | Sidney Sussex | Sidney Sussex |
| 22 | Peterhouse | Selwyn | 22 | Emmanuel II | Pembroke II |
| 23 | Lady Margaret II | 1st & 3rd Trinity II | 23 | Murray Edwards | Fitzwilliam |
| 24 | Selwyn | Lady Margaret II | 24 | Jesus II | Robinson |
| 25 | Caius II | Caius II | 25 | Fitzwilliam | Emmanuel II |
| 26 | Jesus II | St Edmund's | 26 | Robinson | Homerton |
| 27 | St Edmund's | Jesus II | 27 | Newnham II | Darwin |
| 28 | Sidney Sussex | Sidney Sussex | 28 | Anglia Ruskin | Jesus II |
| 29 | Wolfson | Pembroke II | 29 | Homerton | Lady Margaret II |
| 30 | Pembroke II | Christ's II | 30 | Darwin | Newnham II |
| 31 | Anglia Ruskin | Wolfson | 31 | Clare II | Downing II |
| 32 | Corpus Christi | Queens' II | 32 | Lady Margaret II | Anglia Ruskin |
| 33 | Darwin | Corpus Christi | 33 | Lucy Cavendish | Clare II |
| 34 | Christ's II | Clare II | 34 | Downing II | Caius II |
| 35 | Queens' II | Anglia Ruskin | 35 | Trinity Hall II | Lucy Cavendish |
| 36 | Clare II | Hughes Hall | 36 | Corpus Christi | Wolfson |
| 37 | St. Catharine's II | Darwin | 37 | Wolfson | Christ's II |
| 38 | Emmanuel II | 1st & 3rd Trinity III | 38 | Caius II | Trinity Hall II |
| 39 | Hughes Hall | Selwyn II | 39 | Christ's II | Queens' II |
| 40 | Selwyn II | Emmanuel II | 40 | Queens' II | Corpus Christi |
| 41 | Peterhouse II | St. Catharine's II | 41 | Girton II | Pembroke III |
| 42 | Lady Margaret III | Peterhouse II | 42 | Magdalene II | Selwyn II |
| 43 | Robinson II | Lady Margaret III | 43 | Selwyn II | St. Catharine's II |
| 44 | 1st & 3rd Trinity III | Robinson II | 44 | Pembroke III | Girton III |
| 45 | Trinity Hall II | Girton II | 45 | St. Catharine's II | 1st & 3rd Trinity II |
| 46 | Magdalene II | Trinity Hall II | 46 | 1st & 3rd Trinity II | Magdalene II |
| 47 | Fitzwilliam II | Magdalene II | 47 | Emmanuel III | Murray Edwards II |
| 48 | Churchill II | Fitzwilliam II | 48 | Clare Hall | Newnham III |
| 49 | Girton II | Queens' III | 49 | Newnham III | Emmanuel III |
| 50 | Emmanuel III | Emmanuel III | 50 | Murray Edwards II | Clare Hall |
| 51 | King's II | King's II | 51 | St Edmund's | Christ's III |
| 52 | Caius III | Churchill II | 52 | Sidney Sussex II | Sidney Sussex II |
| 53 | Queens' III | Caius III | 53 | Jesus III | Homerton II |
| 54 | Pembroke III | Downing III | 54 | Homerton II | Fitzwilliam II |
| 55 | Wolfson II | Pembroke III | 55 | Darwin II | St Edmund's |
| 56 | Clare Hall | Clare III | 56 | Christ's III | Peterhouse II |
| 57 | Downing III | Clare Hall | 57 | Fitzwilliam II | Jesus III |
| 58 | Darwin II | Wolfson II | 58 | Lucy Cavendish II | King's II |
| 59 | Jesus III | Darwin II | 59 | Peterhouse II | Darwin II |
| 60 | Clare III | Selwyn III | 60 | King's II | Lucy Cavendish II |
| 61 | Selwyn III | Jesus III | 61 | Selwyn III | Queens' III |
| 62 | St. Catharine's III | St. Catharine's III | 62 | Queens' III | Murray Edwards III |
| 63 | Trinity Hall III | Christ's III | 63 | Pembroke IV | Selwyn III |
| 64 | St Edmund's II | Trinity Hall III | 64 | Clare III | Lady Margaret III |
| 65 | 1st & 3rd Trinity IV | 1st & 3rd Trinity IV | 65 | Trinity Hall III | Pembroke IV |
| 66 | Jesus IV | Corpus Christi II | 66 | Murray Edwards III | Trinity Hall III |
| 67 | Christ's III | Homerton II | 67 | Robinson II | Clare III |
| 68 | Corpus Christi II | St Edmund's II | 68 | Lady Margaret III | Robinson II |
| 69 | Magdalene III | Christ's IV | 69 | Sidney Sussex III | Sidney Sussex III |
| 70 | Lady Margaret IV | Jesus IV | | | |
| 71 | Homerton II | Hughes Hall II | | | |
| 72 | Christ's IV | Magdalene III | | | |
| 73 | Sidney Sussex II | 1st & 3rd Trinity V | | | |
| 74 | Pembroke IV | Lady Margaret IV | | | |
| 75 | Hughes Hall II | Sidney Sussex II | | | |
| 76 | 1st & 3rd Trinity V | King's III | | | |
| 77 | Robinson III | Pembroke IV | | | |
| 78 | Sidney Sussex III | Queens' IV | | | |
| 79 | Caius IV | Robinson III | | | |
| 80 | King's III | Girton III | | | |
| 81 | Jesus V | Sidney Sussex III | | | |
| 82 | Queens' IV | Magdalene IV | | | |
| 83 | Girton III | Caius IV | | | |
| 84 | Fitzwilliam III | Jesus V | | | |
| 85 | Lady Margaret V | Clare IV | | | |
| 86 | Christ's V | Lady Margaret V | | | |
| 87 | Magdalene IV | Fitzwilliam III | | | |
| 88 | Downing IV | Queens' V | | | |
| 89 | Emmanuel IV | Emmanuel IV | | | |
| 90 | Clare IV | Corpus Christi III | | | |
| 91 | Corpus Christi III | Christ's V | | | |
| 92 | Girton IV | Homerton III | | | |
| 93 | Selwyn IV | Selwyn IV | | | |
| 94 | Queens' V | Darwin III | | | |
| 95 | Sidney Sussex IV | Downing IV | | | |
| 96 | Clare V | Queens' VI | | | |
| 97 | Robinson IV | Girton IV | | | |
| 98 | Homerton III | 1st & 3rd Trinity VI | | | |
| 99 | Queens' VI | Clare V | | | |
| 100 | Emmanuel V | Emmanuel V | | | |
| 101 | 1st & 3rd Trinity VI | Robinson IV | | | |
| 102 | Darwin III | Corpus Christi IV | | | |
| 103 | Corpus Christi IV | Sidney Sussex IV | | | |

## The Getting-on Race

The Getting-on Race (GoR) allows a number of crews which did not already have a place from last year's races to compete for the right to race this year. Up to ten crews are removed from the bottom of last year's finishing order, who must then race alongside new entrants to decide which crews gain a place.
The 2012 May Bumps Getting-on Race took place on 8 June 2012.

### Competing crews
#### Men

12 men's crews competed for 8 available spaces at the bottom of the 6th division.
* Clare V
* Robinson IV
* Homerton III
* Queens' VI
* Emmanuel V
* 1st & 3rd Trinity VI
* Darwin III
* Corpus Christi IV
The following were unsuccessful.
* 1st & 3rd Trinity VII
* Robinson V
* Clare VI
The following did not race.
* Anglia Ruskin II

#### Women

11 women's crews competed for 6 available spaces at the bottom of the 4th division.
* Clare III
* Trinity Hall III
* Murray Edwards III
* Robinson II
* Lady Margaret III
* Sidney Sussex III
The following were unsuccessful.
* Girton III
* Trinity Hall IV
The following did not race.
* Anglia Ruskin II
* King's III
* Jesus IV