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Name Sam Bell,
Nickname Sam
Side bow
Str side competence (0 to 5)  3
Noviced in 2011
Sex Male
Status Graduate

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Rowing Career

According to our records, Sam Bell has rowed in 43 events with First & Third (or BPBC) at a highest level of 1st men's VIII and most recently on 24 Oct 2016.

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Official crews and main results

2011 - 2012
Mich Term 1st men's novice VIII at 3
  Novice Fairbairn Cup (1st division): 10:02.2   3rd place out of 71 boats
Lent Term 1st men's VIII at bow
  Lent Bumps: Down 2 - Bumped by LMBC and Queens'; 5th in division 1
May Term 1st men's VIII at 4
  May Bumps: Down 1 - Bumped St. Catharine's, bumped by Jesus and LMBC; 5th in division 1
2012 - 2013
Lent Term 1st men's VIII at 6
  Lent Bumps: Up 1 - Bumped LMBC; 4th in division 1
May Term 1st men's VIII at 4
  May Bumps: Down 1 - Bumped by St. Catharine's; 6th in division 1
2013 - 2014
Mich Term Fairbairn Cup (Senior VIIIs): 15:33.7   13th College VIII (2nd men's VIII)
May Term 1st men's VIII at 6
  May Bumps: Stayed level - Bumped St. Catharine's, bumped by Pembroke; 6th in division 1
2014 - 2015
Mich Term Fairbairn Cup - IVs (College IVs): 13:28.9   11th College IV (2nd men's IV at str)
Lent Term 1st men's VIII at 4
  Lent Bumps: Up 2 - Bumped Christ's and LMBC; 6th in division 1
May Term 1st men's VIII at 6
  May Bumps: Stayed level - Bumped Jesus, bumped by Jesus; 6th in division 1
2015 - 2016
Mich Term 2nd men's VIII at 5
  Fairbairn Cup (Senior VIIIs): 15:28.2   2nd M2
2016 - 2017
Mich Term University IVs (Light IVs): (Gents' Coxless IV at str)

Coaching

2012 - 2013

2nd men's VIII, Lent Term 2013
3rd men's VIII, Lent Term 2013

2013 - 2014

2nd men's VIII, Lent Term 2014

2014 - 2015

1st women's novice VIII, Mich Term 2014
Invictus, Lent Term 2015

2015 - 2016

1st men's novice VIII, Mich Term 2015

Full results record

2011 - 2012

Queens' Novice Ergo Competition (1st division): 1:35.5    (1st men's novice VIII at bow)
Cambridge Winter Head (Student Beginner VIIIs): 10:40   7th Cambridge College Novice VIII (1st men's novice VIII at 3)
Clare Novice Regatta (Cup): Raced 5 rounds: Lost to LMBC by 1 length in the semi finals (1st men's novice VIII at 3)
Novice Fairbairn Cup (1st division): 10:02.2   3rd place out of 71 boats (1st men's novice VIII at 3)
Robinson Head (1st division): 4:15   2nd (1st men's VIII at bow)
Pembroke Regatta (1st division): Beat Magdalene I by 3 lengths in the 1st round and Lost to Downing I by 3/4 of a length in the quarter finals (1st men's VIII at bow)
Lent Bumps: Down 2 - Bumped by LMBC and Queens'; 5th in division 1 (1st men's VIII at bow)
Head of the River Race (In3): 19:59.3   202nd overall; 53rd in In3 category; Halladay position 51 (1st men's VIII at bow)
City Sprints (Men's Mays Division1): Beat Kings by a canvas in the final (1st men's VIII at 4)
City Sprints (Men's Mays Division1): Lost to City of Cambridge by 1-2 lengths in the semi finals (1st men's IV at bow)
Champion of the Thames Eights Head (Men's 1st Div. Mays): 5:12.2   13th in division (1st men's VIII at 4)
Nottingham City Regatta (Senior3 IV+): Came 4th out of 5 in the semi finals (1st men's IV at 3)
Cambridge 99's Regatta (1st division): Beat King's M1 by 6 inches in the quarter finals and Lost to LMBC M1 by a foot in the semi finals (1st men's VIII at 4)
May Bumps: Down 1 - Bumped St. Catharine's, bumped by Jesus and LMBC; 5th in division 1 (1st men's VIII at 4)
Henley Qualifier (Temple Cup): Did not qualify in the qualifying (FaT Homerton Composite at str)

2012 - 2013

Christmas Head (4x+): 9:19   Fastest College Coxed Quad (Yeah Sam, Beast! at Cox)
Pembroke Regatta (1st division): Raced 5 rounds: Lost to Caius M1 by 1 length (at least) in the final (1st men's VIII at 6)
Lent Bumps: Up 1 - Bumped LMBC; 4th in division 1 (1st men's VIII at 6)
Cardinal's Regatta (8+): Raced 3 rounds: Lost to Robinson (Sheep) in the quarter finals (LBC VIII, coxswain)
Fens of Fury (Team): (Chariots of Fury)
Cambridge Head-2-Head (1st Mays): 13:32   4th in Category, 6th Overall (+0:42) (1st men's VIII at 4)
City Sprints (Men's Mays Division1): Lost to Downing M1 by 3/4 of a length in the semi finals and Beat FaT M2 by 3/4 of a length in the plate final (1st men's VIII at 4)
Champion of the Thames Eights Head (Men's 1st Div. Mays): 5:10   9th in Category (+0:20) (1st men's VIII at 4)
Cambridge 99's Regatta (1st division): Raced 3 rounds: Beat LMBC M1 by 1/3 of a length in the final (1st men's VIII at 4)
May Bumps: Down 1 - Bumped by St. Catharine's; 6th in division 1 (1st men's VIII at 4)
Peterborough Summer Regatta (IM3 4+): Won by half a length in the heats and Missed final by a length in the semi finals (People with few enough points at bow)
Peterborough Sprint Regatta (IM3 2-): 3rd by a couple of lengths in the heats (Coxless pairs at str)

2013 - 2014

Fairbairn Cup (Senior VIIIs): 15:33.7   13th College VIII (2nd men's VIII at bow)
Cardinal's Regatta (8+): Raced 3 rounds: Lost to Catz Engineers by 2/3 length in the quarter finals (The Mario Kart Crew at 7)
Champion of the Thames Eights Head (Men's 1st Div. Mays): (1st men's VIII at 6)
Cambridge 99's Regatta (1st division): Lost to Peterhouse by 1 1/4 lengths in the quarter finals and Beat Catz by not crabbing. Then had impromptu race to the finish line, started by a game of chicken, which we won by "a canvas" in the plate final (1st men's VIII at 6)
May Bumps: Stayed level - Bumped St. Catharine's, bumped by Pembroke; 6th in division 1 (1st men's VIII at 6)
Molesey Amateur Regatta (IM3 8+): Won by 1/4 of a length in the semi finals and Won by 1/4? of a length in the final (1st men's VIII at 5)

2014 - 2015

Fairbairn Cup - IVs (College IVs): 13:28.9   11th College IV (2nd men's IV at str)
Cambridge Head-2-Head (1st Mays): 13:51.29   7th (1st men's VIII at 4)
Lent Bumps: Up 2 - Bumped Christ's and LMBC; 6th in division 1 (1st men's VIII at 4)
Head of the River Race (In3): 19:40.41   158th overall; 34rd in IM3 category; Halladay position 31 (1st men's VIII at 4)
Cambridge Head-2-Head (1st Mays): 12:52   1st (1st men's VIII at 6)
Nottingham City Regatta (IM2 8+): 2nd (2s down) in the heats and 5th (30s down) in the final (1st men's VIII at 6)
Nottingham City Regatta (Senior 4+): 2nd (9s down) in the final (M1 Stern IV (sort of) at 2)
May Bumps: Stayed level - Bumped Jesus, bumped by Jesus; 6th in division 1 (1st men's VIII at 6)

2015 - 2016

Fairbairn Cup (Senior VIIIs): 15:28.2   2nd M2 (2nd men's VIII at 5)

2016 - 2017

University IVs (Light IVs): (Gents' Coxless IV at str)

Number of events: 43
Total number of races: 85

Bumps record

Number of races: 28
Rowed over 15 times
Bumped up 6 times
   Greatest rise in single bump: 1 (May Bumps 2012, Lent Bumps 2013, Lent Bumps 2015, May Bumps 2015)
   Greatest rise over all four days: 2 (Lent Bumps 2015)
Got bumped down 7 times
   Greatest fall in single bump: 1 (Lent Bumps 2012, May Bumps 2013, May Bumps 2014)
   Greatest fall over all four days: 2 (Lent Bumps 2012)
Highest finish position: 4 (1st men's VIII at 6; Lent Bumps 2013)
Lowest finish position: 6 (1st men's VIII at 4; May Bumps 2013)
Bumps aggregate: Down 1
Average position change per row: -0.036

Recorded bumps:
Bumped by LMBC (1st men's VIII at bow; Lent Bumps 2012, Wednesday)
Bumped by Queens' (1st men's VIII at bow; Lent Bumps 2012, Saturday)
Bumped St. Catharine's (1st men's VIII at 4; May Bumps 2012, Wednesday)
Bumped by Jesus (1st men's VIII at 4; May Bumps 2012, Friday)
Bumped by LMBC (1st men's VIII at 4; May Bumps 2012, Saturday)
Bumped LMBC (1st men's VIII at 6; Lent Bumps 2013, Thursday)
Bumped by St. Catharine's (1st men's VIII at 4; May Bumps 2013, Wednesday)
Bumped by Pembroke (1st men's VIII at 6; May Bumps 2014, Wednesday)
Bumped St. Catharine's (1st men's VIII at 6; May Bumps 2014, Friday)
Bumped Christ's (1st men's VIII at 4; Lent Bumps 2015, Wednesday)
Bumped LMBC (1st men's VIII at 4; Lent Bumps 2015, Saturday)
Bumped Jesus (1st men's VIII at 6; May Bumps 2015, Thursday)
Bumped by Jesus (1st men's VIII at 6; May Bumps 2015, Friday)