Sidney Sussex 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 Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
Sidney Sussex College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in England.The college was founded in 1596 and named after its foundress, Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex. It was from its inception an avowedly Puritan foundation: some good and godlie moniment for the mainteynance...
, in England
England
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. Founded in 1837, the club has spent most of its time in the 2nd division 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...
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...
, with brief times spent in the 1st division. Being a small college, the club has never had the consistency to rise to take a headship of either event, and has been as high as 6th in 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...
in 1913, and 11th 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...
in 1923. In the last couple of years, the men's 1st VIII has fallen, and now resides near the middle of the 2nd division in both events. The last major success enjoyed by a Sidney men's crew was in the 2002 May Bumps, when the 3rd Men's VIII, racing in the fifth division, won blades by bumping up every day. The crew became well-known on the river during the four days of competition due to their decision to race whilst wearing large, curly mullet wigs (and were known within the Boat Club as 'The Mullets').
A women's crew first appeared in 1978 and has spent most of its time in the lower-half of the 1st division in both 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...
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...
, but recently has fallen to the top-half of the 2nd division of 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 lower-half of the 2nd 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...
. 2008 was a very successful year for Sidney's 2nd Women's VIII, winning their blades in both sets of Bumps races and the 'Fastest Women's 2nd VIII' prize in the Fairbairn Cup. Meanwhile 2009 was a successful year for the Women's 1st VIII, winning blades in 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...
.
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 | 19th | rowed-over | bumped by | rowed-over | bumped by |
| 1999 | 23rd | bumped by | bumped by | bumped by | bumped by |
| 2000 | 21st | rowed-over | bumped | bumped | rowed-over |
| 2001 | 19th | bumped | bumped | (cancelled) | (cancelled) |
| 2002 | 16th | (cancelled) | bumped & | rowed-over | bumped |
| 2003 | 20th | bumped by | bumped by | bumped by | bumped by |
| 2004 | 24th | bumped by | bumped by | bumped by | bumped by |
| 2005 | 23rd | bumped | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over |
| 2006 | 23rd | rowed-over | bumped | rowed-over | bumped by |
| 2007 | 26th | rowed-over | bumped by | bumped by | bumped by |
| 2008 | 27th | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped by | rowed-over |
| 2009 | |||||
| 2010 | 22nd | bumped Wolfson | bumped Jesus II | bumped Caius II | bumped LMBC II |
| 2011 | 24rd | rowed-over | bumped by | bumped by | rowed-over |
Women
| Year | Finish position | 1st day | 2nd day | 3rd day | 4th Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 21st | bumped by | bumped by | bumped by | bumped by |
| 1999 | 19th | bumped | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped |
| 2000 | 20th | rowed-over | bumped by | rowed-over | rowed-over |
| 2001 | 21st | rowed-over | bumped by | (cancelled) | (cancelled) |
| 2002 | 17th | (cancelled) | bumped | bumped | bumped & |
| 2003 | 16th | bumped | bumped by | bumped | rowed-over |
| 2004 | 20th | bumped by | bumped by | bumped by | bumped by |
| 2005 | 21st | rowed-over | bumped by | rowed-over | rowed-over |
| 2006 | 23rd | bumped by | bumped by | bumped | bumped by |
| 2007 | 25th | bumped by | rowed-over | bumped by | rowed-over |
| 2008 | 28th | bumped by | bumped by | bumped by | rowed-over |
| 2009 | 24th | bumped | bumped | bumped | bumped |
Men
| Year | Finish position | 1st day | 2nd day | 3rd day | 4th Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 16th | rowed-over | bumped by | rowed-over | bumped by |
| 1999 | 20th | bumped by | bumped by | bumped by | bumped by |
| 2000 | 23rd | bumped by | rowed-over | bumped by | bumped by |
| 2001 | 18th | overbumped | bumped | bumped | rowed-over |
| 2002 | 16th | rowed-over | bumped | rowed-over | bumped |
| 2003 | 22nd | bumped by | bumped by | overbumped by | bumped by |
| 2004 | 21st | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped | rowed-over |
| 2005 | 25th | bumped by | bumped by | bumped by | bumped by |
| 2006 | 29th | bumped by | bumped by | bumped by | bumped by |
| 2007 | 33rd | bumped by | bumped by | bumped by | bumped by |
| 2008 | 33rd | bumped by | rowed-over | bumped | rowed-over |
Women
| Year | Finish position | 1st day | 2nd day | 3rd day | 4th Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 20th | bumped by | bumped by | bumped by | bumped by |
| 1999 | 24th | bumped by | bumped by | bumped by | bumped by |
| 2000 | 25th | rowed-over | bumped by | rowed-over | rowed-over |
| 2001 | 23rd | bumped | rowed-over | bumped | rowed-over |
| 2002 | 25th | rowed-over | bumped by | bumped by | rowed-over |
| 2003 | 25th | bumped by | rowed-over | bumped | rowed-over |
| 2004 | 26th | bumped by | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over |
| 2005 | 30th | bumped by | bumped by | bumped by | bumped by |
| 2006 | 33rd | bumped by | bumped by | bumped by | rowed-over |
| 2007 | 32nd | bumped by | rowed-over | bumped | bumped |
| 2008 | 30th | rowed-over | bumped | rowed-over | bumped |