# Lent Bumps 1998

The Lent Bumps 1998 were a series of rowing races held at Cambridge University from Tuesday 24 until Saturday 28 February 1998. The event was run as a bumps race and is one of a series of Lent Bumps which have been held annually in late-February or early March since 1887. See Lent Bumps for the format of the races. In 1998, a total of 121 crews took part (69 men's crews and 52 women's crews), with around 1000 participants in total. Several thousand spectators came to watch, particularly on the Saturday.
Due to pressures from the university authorities, the 1998 Lent Bumps was run over 5 days, rather than 4 days, which was the norm since the end of World War II. In the new format, each division had one day off racing, with the 1st divisions missing the first day, 2nd divisions missing the second day etc., which reduced the amount of time needed to complete the racing each day and thus reduce the need for many students to miss lectures. Every division raced on the last day, but as this was a Saturday with fewer lectures held in the university, this wasn't as big a problem. This format, introduced in 1998, has been used at every Lent Bumps since.

## Head of the River crews

First and Third Trinity men bumped Downing to take their first headship of the Lent Bumps since 1971.
Emmanuel women rowed-over in 1st position, achieving the headship for the 2nd consecutive year and 8th time since 1988.

## Highest 2nd VIIIs

The highest men's 2nd VIII for the 2nd consecutive year was Lady Margaret II.
The highest women's 2nd VIII at the end of the week was Lady Margaret II, who bumped Jesus II on the 2nd day.

## Links to races in other years

| Preceding year | Current year | Following year |
| Lent Bumps 1997 | Lent Bumps 1998 | Lent Bumps 1999 |
| May Bumps 1997 | May Bumps 1998 | May Bumps 1999 |

## Bumps Charts

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