Lent Bumps 2003


The Lent Bumps 2003 were a series of rowing races held at Cambridge University from Tuesday 25 February 2003 until Saturday 1 March 2003. The event was run as a bumps race and has been held annually in late-February or early March since 1887. See Lent Bumps for the format of the races. In 2003, a total of 121 crews took part, with nearly 1100 participants.

Head of the River crews

men rowed-over in 1st position, retaining the headship.
Caius women bumped Lady Margaret, Jesus and Emmanuel to take their first ever women's headship of the Lent Bumps.
Caius also held both the double headship in the May Bumps 2002, meaning that all four headships were held by the same club simultaneously - the first time this has ever happened in bumps history.

Highest 2nd VIIIs

The highest men's 2nd VIII for the 4th consecutive year was Caius II.
The highest women's 2nd VIII for the 3rd consecutive year was Jesus II.

Links to races in other years


Preceding yearCurrent yearFollowing year
Lent Bumps 2002Lent Bumps 2003Lent Bumps 2004
May Bumps 2002May Bumps 2003May Bumps 2004

Bumps Charts

Below are the bumps charts for the 1st and 2nd 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.
PosCrewMen's Bumps ChartCrewPosCrewWomen's Bumps ChartCrewPos-
1Caius
Caius1Emmanuel
Caius1
2Lady Margaret
1st & 3rd Trinity2Jesus
Emmanuel2
31st & 3rd Trinity
Downing3Lady Margaret
Downing3
4Emmanuel
Lady Margaret4Caius
Jesus4
5Christ's
Jesus5Downing
Lady Margaret5
6Downing
Trinity Hall6Trinity Hall
Clare6
7Jesus
Emmanuel7Newnham
Newnham7
8Trinity Hall
Churchill8Christ's
Churchill8
9St. Catharine's
Christ's9Queens'
Trinity Hall9
10Robinson
St. Catharine's10Clare
Queens'10
11Churchill
Selwyn11New Hall
Christ's11
12Clare
Robinson12Churchill
Girton12
13Selwyn
Clare13Pembroke
Pembroke13
14Caius II
Caius II14Girton
1st & 3rd Trinity14
15Pembroke
Queens'151st & 3rd Trinity
New Hall15
16Sidney Sussex
Pembroke16St. Catharine's
Sidney Sussex16
17Girton
Fitzwilliam17Sidney Sussex
Selwyn17
18Fitzwilliam
Girton18Selwyn
St. Catharine's18
19Queens'
Lady Margaret II19Jesus II
Magdalene19
20Magdalene
Sidney Sussex20CCAT
Jesus II20
21Downing II
Magdalene21Fitzwilliam
Robinson21
22Lady Margaret II
Peterhouse22Magdalene
CCAT22
231st & 3rd Trinity II
King's23Lady Margaret II
Darwin23
24Peterhouse
Downing II24King's
Fitzwilliam24
25King's
1st & 3rd Trinity II25Robinson
Peterhouse25
26Jesus II
CCAT26Emmanuel II
Lady Margaret II26
27Christ's II
Jesus II27Darwin
Emmanuel II27
28Emmanuel II
Corpus Christi28Peterhouse
King's28
29CCAT
Emmanuel II29Wolfson
New Hall II29
30Corpus Christi
Queens' II30New Hall II
Newnham II30
31Wolfson
Christ's II31Homerton
Wolfson31
32Trinity Hall II
Wolfson32Newnham II
Addenbrooke's32
33Queens' II
Churchill II33Addenbrooke's
Homerton33
34Churchill II
Robinson34Clare Hall
Queens' II34