# May Bumps 2008

The May Bumps 2008 were a set of rowing races held at Cambridge University from Wednesday 11 June 2008 to Saturday 14 June 2008. The event was run as a bumps race and was the 117th set of races in the series of May Bumps which have been held annually in mid-June in this form since 1887. In 2008, a total of 171 crews took part (94 men's crews and 77 women's crews), with over 1500 participants in total.

## Head of the River crews

1st & 3rd Trinity men bumped Caius on the first day to take the headship for the first time since 1973; the first change in men's headship since 2002.
Pembroke women bumped Jesus on the first day to take back the headship they lost in 2007.

## Highest 2nd VIIIs

1st & 3rd Trinity II were the highest men's 2nd VIII at the end of the week, holding 14th position.
Jesus II were the highest women's 2nd VIII at the end of the week at 15th position, having started 16th.

## Links to races in other years

| Preceding year | Current year | Following year |
| May Bumps 2007 | May Bumps 2008 | May Bumps 2009 |
| Lent Bumps 2007 | Lent Bumps 2008 | Lent Bumps 2009 |

## Bumps Charts

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

## 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 (with one bumps place per 3 crews competing, subject to the maximum of 10 available places).
The 2008 May Bumps Getting-on Race took place on 6 June 2008.

### Competing crews
#### Men

7 men's crews raced for 3 available spaces at the bottom of the 6th division. The following were successful and rowed in the bumps.
* Downing IV
* King's III
* Pembroke V
* Clare Hall II
The following were unsuccessful.
* Hughes Hall II
* Sidney Sussex IV
* 1st & 3rd Trinity VI

#### Women

10 women's crews raced for 3 available spaces at the bottom of the 5th division, but subsequently 2 further places became available. The following were successful and rowed in the bumps.
* Jesus IV
* Sidney Sussex III
* Clare III
* Clare Hall II
* Peterhouse II
The following were unsuccessful.
* Pembroke V
* Clare IV
* Clare V
* Trinity Hall III
The following did not race.
* Lady Margaret IV