The Lent Bumps 2008 were a series of rowing

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...

 races at the University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...

 held on the River Cam

River Cam

The River Cam is a tributary of the River Great Ouse in the east of England. The two rivers join to the south of Ely at Pope's Corner. The Great Ouse connects the Cam to England's canal system and to the North Sea at King's Lynn...

 from Tuesday February 26, 2008 until Saturday March 1, 2008. The event was run as a bumps race

Bumps 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....

 and was the 121st race in the series of 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...

, which have been held annually in late February or early March on the 7th week of Lent Term in this form since 1887. See 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...

 for the format of the races. A total of 121 crews took part (69 men's crews and 52 women's crews), comprising nearly 1100 participants in total.

Head of the River crews

men rowed over each day to retain the Lents headship won from in 2006. It is the first time they have held it for two consecutive years.
women also rowed over every day to retain the headship, their second ever.
continued to hold a double headship, the only club other than ever to achieve this, and are the first club to defend a double headship successfully.

Highest 2nd VIIIs

bumped on the Friday to become the highest men's 2nd VIII.

Jesus

Jesus College Boat Club (Cambridge)

Jesus College Boat Club is the rowing club for members of Jesus College, Cambridge. Over the years, it has been consistently successful, with the 1st Men's VIII never having dropped below 12th place in the May Bumps and 11th position in the Lent Bumps...

 II women made history for the second set of bumps in a row, bumping up into the first division to remain the highest placed women's 2nd crew for the 8th year and into a position that has never been achieved before.

Links to races in other years

Preceding year	Current year	Following year
Lent Bumps 2007 Lent Bumps 2007 The Lent Bumps 2007 was a series of rowing races held at Cambridge University from Tuesday February 27, 2007 until Saturday March 3, 2007. The event was run as a bumps race and was the last set in the series of Lent Bumps which have been held annually in late-February or early March in this form...	Lent Bumps 2008	Lent Bumps 2009 Lent Bumps 2009 The Lent Bumps 2009 is a series of rowing races held at Cambridge University from Tuesday February 24, 2009 until Saturday February 28, 2009. The event was run as a bumps race and was the 122nd in the series of Lent Bumps which have been held annually in late-February or early March in this form...
May Bumps 2007 May Bumps 2007 The May Bumps 2007 were a series of rowing races held at Cambridge University from Wednesday 13 June 2007 until Saturday 16 June 2007. The races were run as a bumps race in the series of May Bumps which have been held annually in mid-June in this form since 1887. See May Bumps for the format of the...	May Bumps 2008 May Bumps 2008 The May Bumps 2008 were a series of rowing races held at Cambridge University from Wednesday 11 June 2008 until Saturday 14 June 2008. The races were run as a bumps race and have been held annually in mid-June in this form since 1887. See May Bumps for the format of the races...	May Bumps 2009 May Bumps 2009 The May Bumps 2009 were a series of rowing races held in Cambridge with crews from all Cambridge University Colleges and Anglia Ruskin University from Wednesday 10 June 2009 until Saturday 13 June 2009. The races are to be run as a bumps race, which have been held annually in mid-June in this form...

Bumps Charts

Below are the bumps charts all 4 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.

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Pos	Crew	Men's Bumps Chart	Crew	Pos	Crew	Women's Bumps Chart	Crew	Pos
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