Christ's College Boat Club
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Sport rowing
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
club for members of Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.With a reputation for high academic standards, Christ's College averaged top place in the Tompkins Table from 1980-2000 . In 2011, Christ's was placed sixth.-College history:...
. It inhabits the oldest wooden framed boathouse on the river, the nearest to Jesus Lock.
The men's 1st VIII, having started the Lent Bumps
Lent Bumps
The Lent Bumps are a set of rowing races held annually on the River Cam in Cambridge. They began in 1887, after separating from the May Bumps, the equivalent bumping races held in mid-June. Prior to the separation there had been a single set of annual bumps dating from its inception in 1827...
near the bottom of the table, quickly moved up. They had reached the 1st division by 1897, where they remained until 1972. Since the 1980s, the 1st VIII has remained largely in the middle or lower half of the 1st division.
In the May Bumps
May Bumps
The May Bumps are a set of rowing races, held annually on the River Cam in Cambridge. They began in 1887 after separating from the Lent Bumps, the equivalent bumping races held at the end of February or start of March. Prior to the separation there had been a single set of annual bumps dating from...
, Christ's started in the 1st division, but dropped away into the 2nd by the mid 1890s. It had recovered a few years later, and largely remained in the 1st division until 1974. Since then, the 1st VIII has spent most of its time in the lower-half of the 1st division, occasionally rising into the top-10.
Christ's men are yet to take a headship of the Lent
Lent Bumps
The Lent Bumps are a set of rowing races held annually on the River Cam in Cambridge. They began in 1887, after separating from the May Bumps, the equivalent bumping races held in mid-June. Prior to the separation there had been a single set of annual bumps dating from its inception in 1827...
or May Bumps
May Bumps
The May Bumps are a set of rowing races, held annually on the River Cam in Cambridge. They began in 1887 after separating from the Lent Bumps, the equivalent bumping races held at the end of February or start of March. Prior to the separation there had been a single set of annual bumps dating from...
, although the 1st VIII have been as high as 4th in the May Bumps and 2nd in the Lent Bumps. On the final day of the 1996 Lent Bumps, Christ's, starting from 2nd position, managed to get overlap (i.e. their bows beyond the stern of the crew they were chasing) on the head crew, Downing
Downing College Boat Club
Downing College Boat Club is the rowing club for members of Downing College, Cambridge. Despite the college admitting undergraduates in 1821, Downing's boat club did not form until 1863, with their first race being in the spring of 1864...
, but failed to make contact, and were eventually bumped themselves by Caius
Caius Boat Club
Caius Boat Club is the boat club for members of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.The Club rows on the river Cam, and like the other college boat clubs its prime constitutional aim is to gain and hold the headship of the Lent Bumps and May Bumps, now held in eight-oared boats, separately for...
at the Railway Bridge.
The women's boat first raced in 1980, and has largely remained in the top-half of the 2nd division or bottom-half of the 1st division, but has recently risen as high as 3rd in both the Lent Bumps
Lent Bumps
The Lent Bumps are a set of rowing races held annually on the River Cam in Cambridge. They began in 1887, after separating from the May Bumps, the equivalent bumping races held in mid-June. Prior to the separation there had been a single set of annual bumps dating from its inception in 1827...
and May Bumps
May Bumps
The May Bumps are a set of rowing races, held annually on the River Cam in Cambridge. They began in 1887 after separating from the Lent Bumps, the equivalent bumping races held at the end of February or start of March. Prior to the separation there had been a single set of annual bumps dating from...
. Between 2007 and 2010, the Christ's 1st women bumped 26 times in 32 races without themselves being bumped, including bumping on 17 consecutive nights of racing.
In the Lent Bumps 2006
Lent Bumps 2006
The Lent Bumps 2006 was a series of rowing races held at Cambridge University from Tuesday February 28, 2006 until Saturday March 4, 2006. The event was run as a bumps race and has been held annually in late-February or early March in this format since 1887. See Lent Bumps for the format of the races...
, Christ's 1st VIII recorded a rare overbump in the first division, though they were themselves overbumped four years later by Peterhouse.
Recent Form
Below are the results of the last decade of bumps raceBumps race
A bumps race is a form of rowing race in which a number of boats chase each other in single file, each boat attempting to catch and "bump" the boat in front without being caught by the boat behind....
s. Results given are for the 1st VIII and Women's 1st VIII only.
Men
| Year | Finish position | 1st day | 2nd day | 3rd day | 4th Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8th | bumped by | bumped by | rowed-over | rowed-over |
| 1999 | 5th | bumped | bumped | bumped | rowed-over |
| 2000 | 5th | bumped | rowed-over | bumped by | rowed-over |
| 2001 | 5th | rowed-over | rowed-over | (cancelled) | (cancelled) |
| 2002 | 5th | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over |
| 2003 | 9th | bumped by | bumped by | bumped by | bumped by |
| 2004 | 13th | bumped by | bumped by | bumped by | bumped by |
| 2005 | 15th | rowed-over | bumped by | rowed-over | bumped by |
| 2006 | 13th | overbumped | bumped by | rowed-over | rowed-over |
| 2007 | 14th | bumped | rowed-over | bumped by | bumped by |
| 2008 | 12th | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped | bumped |
| 2009 | 14th | rowed-over | bumped by | bumped by | rowed-over |
| 2010 | 2nd of II | overbumped by | rowed-over | bumped by | bumped by |
Women
| Year | Finish position | 1st day | 2nd day | 3rd day | 4th Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6th | bumped | rowed-over | bumped | bumped |
| 1999 | 7th | rowed-over | bumped by | rowed-over | rowed-over |
| 2000 | 10th | bumped by | rowed-over | bumped by | bumped by |
| 2001 | 7th | rowed-over | overbumped | (cancelled) | (cancelled) |
| 2002 | 8th | bumped by | rowed-over | bumped by | bumped |
| 2003 | 11th | rowed-over | bumped by | bumped by | bumped by |
| 2004 | 12th | bumped | rowed-over | bumped by | bumped by |
| 2005 | 13th | bumped by | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over |
| 2006 | 17th | bumped by | bumped by | bumped by | bumped by |
| 2007 | 15th | rowed-over | bumped | rowed-over | bumped |
| 2008 | 11th | bumped | bumped | bumped | bumped |
| 2009 | 7th | bumped | bumped | bumped | bumped |
| 2010 | 3rd | bumped | bumped | bumped | bumped |
Men
| Year | Finish position | 1st day | 2nd day | 3rd day | 4th Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 12th | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped |
| 1998 | 14th | bumped by | rowed-over | bumped by | rowed-over |
| 1999 | 11th | rowed-over | bumped | bumped | bumped |
| 2000 | 8th | rowed-over | bumped | bumped | bumped |
| 2001 | 7th | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped | rowed-over |
| 2002 | 11th | bumped by | bumped by | bumped by | bumped by |
| 2003 | 15th | bumped by | bumped by | bumped by | bumped by |
| 2004 | 14th | rowed-over | bumped | rowed-over | rowed-over |
| 2005 | 15th | bumped by | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over |
| 2006 | 12th | rowed-over | bumped | bumped | bumped |
| 2007 | 15th | rowed-over | bumped by | bumped by | bumped by II |
| 2008 | 15th | bumped by | rowed-over | bumped | rowed-over |
| 2009 | 16th | bumped by | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed over |
| 2010 | 16th | rowed-over | bumped by | rowed-over | bumped |
Women
| Year | Finish position | 1st day | 2nd day | 3rd day | 4th Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 15th | rowed-over | bumped | rowed-over | bumped |
| 1998 | 14th | bumped | bumped | rowed-over | bumped by |
| 1999 | 12th | bumped | bumped | rowed-over | rowed-over |
| 2000 | 11th | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped |
| 2001 | 13th | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped by | bumped by |
| 2002 | 11th | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped | bumped |
| 2003 | 14th | bumped by | bumped by | rowed-over | bumped by |
| 2004 | 15th | rowed-over | bumped by | rowed-over | rowed-over |
| 2005 | 11th | bumped | bumped | bumped | bumped |
| 2006 | 15th | bumped by | bumped by | bumped by | bumped by |
| 2007 | 14th | bumped | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over |
| 2008 | 11th | bumped | bumped | rowed-over | bumped |
| 2009 | 7th | bumped | bumped | bumped | bumped |
| 2010 | 3rd | bumped | bumped | bumped | bumped |