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Name	Christopher Elsby, CJR
Nickname	Chris E.
Side	bow
Str side competence (0 to 5)	3
Noviced in	2009
Sex	Male
Status	Graduate
ICQ number	20617276


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Rowing Career

According to our records, Christopher Elsby has rowed in 67 events with First & Third (or BPBC) at a highest level of 1st men's VIII and most recently on 12 Jun 2019.

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Number of posts	14
Most recent post	21 Feb 2024 6:20pm, "Lent Bumps 2024"
Posts as	CE, Chris E., Chris E

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2009 - 2010
Mich Term	4th men's novice VIII at 5
	Novice Fairbairn Cup (2nd division): 11:58.6 52nd, 1st NM4
May Term	4th men's VIII at bow
	May Bumps: Up 3 - Bumped Trinity Hall III, Clare III and St. Catharine's III; 10th in division 4

2010 - 2011
Mich Term	2nd men's VIII at bow
	Fairbairn Cup (Lower VIIIs): 15:26 (2nd men's VIII at 2)
Lent Term	3rd men's VIII at bow
	Lent Bumps: Down 4 - Bumped by Magdalene II and Churchill II; 7th in division 3
May Term	4th men's VIII at 7
	May Bumps: Down 4 - Bumped by St. Catharine's III, Clare III, Trinity Hall III and St. Edmund's II; 14th in division 4

2011 - 2012
Mich Term	2nd men's VIII at 7
	Fairbairn Cup (Senior VIIIs): 15:56 2nd 2nd eight, 33rd overall
Lent Term	2nd men's VIII at 3
	Lent Bumps: Down 2 - Bumped by Downing II and LMBC II; 7th in division 2
May Term	4th men's VIII at 7
	May Bumps: Stayed level - Bumped St. Edmund's II, bumped by Christ's III; 14th in division 4

2012 - 2013
Mich Term	Fairbairn Cup (Invitation VIIIs): 16:14 8th invitational crew; 41st overall (BPBC 2nd men's VIII)

2013 - 2014
Mich Term	Fairbairn Cup (Invitation VIIIs): 16:57.8 38th of 52 Men's VIIIs (BPBC 1st men's VIII)

2014 - 2015
Mich Term	Fairbairn Cup (Invitation VIIIs): 17:02.8 (BPBC 3rd men's VIII)

2015 - 2016
Lent Term	2nd men's VIII at 3
	Lent Bumps: Stayed level - Bumped Downing II, bumped by Corpus; 11th in division 2
May Term	2nd men's VIII at 3
	May Bumps: Down 3 - Bumped by Downing II, Corpus and Clare II; 15th in division 2

2016 - 2017
Mich Term	1st men's VIII at 5
	University IVs (2nd division): Lost to LMBC M2 in the quarter finals (2nd men's IV at 2)
	Fairbairn Cup (Senior VIIIs): 15:26.2 20th, 11th Cambridge college M1
Lent Term	1st men's VIII at 3
	Lent Bumps: Down 2 - Bumped by Peterhouse and Christ's; 8th in division 1
May Term	1st men's VIII at bow
	May Bumps: Down 4 - Bumped by Downing, Peterhouse, Emmanuel and Magdalene; 10th in division 1

2017 - 2018
Mich Term	1st men's VIII at 3
	University IVs (Light IVs): Lost to Downing M1 and Clare M1 in the final (Light IV at 2)
	Fairbairn Cup (Senior VIIIs): 16:22 20th, 13th Cambridge College M1
Lent Term	2nd men's VIII at 6
	Lent Bumps: Stayed level - Bumped Homerton, bumped by Selwyn; 9th in division 2
May Term	2nd men's VIII at bow
	May Bumps: Down 3 - Bumped by Pembroke II, Darwin and Emmanuel II; 17th in division 2

2018 - 2019
Mich Term	1st men's VIII at 5
	3rd men's novice VIII - coxswain
	University IVs (2nd division): lost to Emmanuel M2 in the 1st round (2nd men's IV at 3)
	Novice Fairbairn Cup (1st division): 9:06 52nd, 7th NM3 (time only) (3rd men's novice VIII)
	Fairbairn Cup (Senior VIIIs): 15:01 8th, 6th Cambridge College, 12th overall (1st men's VIII)
Lent Term	2nd men's VIII at 5
	Lent Bumps: Down 4 - Bumped by St. Edmund's, Darwin, Sidney Sussex and Hughes Hall; 13th in division 2
May Term	3rd men's VIII at bow
	May Bumps: Down 4 - Bumped by Clare Hall, Hughes Hall II, Pembroke III and Corpus II; 6th in division 4 (3rd men's VIII at 5)

Full results record

2009 - 2010

Queens' Novice Ergo Competition (2nd division): (4th men's novice VIII at 2)
Clare Novice Regatta (Cup): Beat Magdalene A by a foot in the 1st round and lost to Girton A by two lengths in the 2nd round (2nd men's novice VIII at bow)
Clare Novice Regatta (Plate): Beat Queens 5 (scratched) in the 1st round and Lost to Caius NM2 (easily) in the 2nd round (4th men's novice VIII at 5)
Novice Fairbairn Cup (2nd division): 11:58.6   52nd, 1st NM4 (4th men's novice VIII at 5)
Cambridge Head-2-Head (Mays Lower): 15:40   56th overall (M4b at bow)
Champion of the Thames Eights Head (Men's 5th Div Mays): 5:43   Turboblazed (5th men's VIII at bow)
Cambridge 99's Regatta (1st division): Raced 4 rounds: Lost to Emma by 3 lengths in the plate final (5th men's VIII at bow)
May Bumps: Up 3 - Bumped Trinity Hall III, Clare III and St. Catharine's III; 10th in division 4 (4th men's VIII at bow)

2010 - 2011

Cambridge Winter Head (Student Novice VIIIs): 9:42   14th in Men's Student Novice VIIIs (2nd men's VIII at bow)
Fairbairn Cup (Lower VIIIs): 15:26    (2nd men's VIII at 2)
Pembroke Regatta (2nd division): Raced 3 rounds: in the quarter finals (3rd men's VIII at bow)
Lent Bumps: Down 4 - Bumped by Magdalene II and Churchill II; 7th in division 3 (3rd men's VIII at bow)
Cambridge Head-2-Head (3rd Mays): 15:42    (3rd men's VIII at bow)
May Bumps: Down 4 - Bumped by St. Catharine's III, Clare III, Trinity Hall III and St. Edmund's II; 14th in division 4 (4th men's VIII at 7)

2011 - 2012

Fairbairn Cup (Senior VIIIs): 15:56   2nd 2nd eight, 33rd overall (2nd men's VIII at 7)
Robinson Head (2nd division): 4:29   6th, 2nd M2 (2nd men's VIII at 3)
Pembroke Regatta (2nd division): Raced 3 rounds: Lost to Downing II by 2 lengths in the quarter finals (2nd men's VIII at 3)
Lent Bumps: Down 2 - Bumped by Downing II and LMBC II; 7th in division 2 (2nd men's VIII at 3)
Head of the River Race (NOV): 20:50.89   323rd overall; 28th in Novice category; Halladay position 94 (2nd men's VIII at 3)
Cambridge Head-2-Head (3rd Mays): 13:48    (4th men's VIII at 7)
Champion of the Thames Eights Head (Men's 4th div. Mays): 5:44.7   fastest M4 (4th men's VIII at 7)
Cambridge 99's Regatta (4th division): Raced 3 rounds: Beat Clare M3 by 1/4 of a length in the final (4th men's VIII at 7)
May Bumps: Stayed level - Bumped St. Edmund's II, bumped by Christ's III; 14th in division 4 (4th men's VIII at 7)

2012 - 2013

Fairbairn Cup (Invitation VIIIs): 16:14 8th invitational crew; 41st overall (BPBC 2nd men's VIII at bow)

2013 - 2014

Fairbairn Cup (Invitation VIIIs): 16:57.8 38th of 52 Men's VIIIs (BPBC 1st men's VIII at bow)

2014 - 2015

Fairbairn Cup (Invitation VIIIs): 17:02.8 (BPBC 3rd men's VIII at bow)

2015 - 2016

Cambridge Head-2-Head (Lents 2nd Division): 15:08.9   9th/11; 7:09.8 + 7:59.1 (2nd men's VIII at bow)
Lent Bumps: Stayed level - Bumped Downing II, bumped by Corpus; 11th in division 2 (2nd men's VIII at 3)
Head of the Cam (2nd Mays): 9:43   3rd in Mays 2nd (2nd men's VIII at 3)
Cambridge Head-2-Head (2nd Mays): 13:59   5th in Mays 2nd Division (2nd men's VIII at 3)
May Bumps: Down 3 - Bumped by Downing II, Corpus and Clare II; 15th in division 2 (2nd men's VIII at 3)

2016 - 2017

University IVs (2nd division): Lost to LMBC M2 in the quarter finals (2nd men's IV at 2)
Fairbairn Cup (Senior VIIIs): 15:26.2   20th, 11th Cambridge college M1 (1st men's VIII at 5)
Head of the Nene (IM3 VIIIs): 17:31.6   3rd in category, 11th overall (1st men's VIII at 3)
Robinson Head (1st division): 7:36.6   3rd (1st men's VIII at 3)
Pembroke Regatta (1st division): Lost to Downing by 1 length in the 2nd round (1st men's VIII at 3)
Lent Bumps: Down 2 - Bumped by Peterhouse and Christ's; 8th in division 1 (1st men's VIII at 3)
Cambridge Head-2-Head (1st Mays): 13:54.6    (1st men's VIII at bow)
Champion of the Thames Eights Head (Men's 2nd Div. Mays): 5:10.7    (2nd men's VIII at 7)
Cambridge 99's Regatta (2nd division): Beat Clare M2 by not scratching, proceeded into the plate upon request in the heats and Lost to Emmanuel M2 by 1.5 lengths in the plate semi finals (2nd men's VIII at 7)
May Bumps: Down 4 - Bumped by Downing, Peterhouse, Emmanuel and Magdalene; 10th in division 1 (1st men's VIII at bow)
Cambridge Regatta (Senior VIIIs): 2nd in the qualifying and Lost to Cantabs Fiddian by 2.5 lengths in the final (Cat at bow)

2017 - 2018

Cambridge Autumn Head (College VIIIs): 10:55.6    (Buns at 2)
University IVs (Light IVs): Lost to Downing M1 and Clare M1 in the final (Light IV at 2)
Fairbairn Cup (Senior VIIIs): 16:22   20th, 13th Cambridge College M1 (1st men's VIII at 3)
Cambridge Head-2-Head (2nd division): 15:39.7   5th (2nd men's VIII at 3)
Newnham Short Course (2nd VIIIs): 7:27   6th (2nd men's VIII at 6)
Bedford Head (Open Eights (Band 3)): 6:40   2nd (+00:05) to Jesus M3 (2nd men's VIII at 3)
Bedford Head (Open Eights (Band 4)): 6:38   4th (+00:19) to Jesus M2 (2nd men's VIII at 3)
Pembroke Regatta (2nd division): Raced 4 rounds: Beat Christ's M2 (Canvas) in the final (2nd men's VIII at 6)
Lent Bumps: Stayed level - Bumped Homerton, bumped by Selwyn; 9th in division 2 (2nd men's VIII at 6)
Head of the River Race (Academic): 20:45.9   206th (96th in Academic, 74th in University) (2nd men's VIII at 6)
Head of the Cam (1st Mays): 9:50   5th in Mays 1st division (M1b at 5)
Cambridge 99's Regatta (2nd division): (2nd men's VIII at bow)
X-Press Head Race (2nd Mays): 7:50.2   5th in Mays 2nd, 11th Overall (2nd men's VIII at bow)
May Bumps: Down 3 - Bumped by Pembroke II, Darwin and Emmanuel II; 17th in division 2 (2nd men's VIII at bow)

2018 - 2019

University IVs (2nd division): lost to Emmanuel M2 in the 1st round (2nd men's IV at 3)
Cambridge Winter Head (College VIIIs): 8:22   3rd in College VIIIs, 6th overall (1st men's VIII at 5)
Clare Novice Regatta (Men's Plate): Beat Jesus NM3 by turning up in the 1st round and Lost to Robinson NM2 easily in the 2nd round (3rd men's novice VIII, coxswain)
Novice Fairbairn Cup (1st division): 9:06   52nd, 7th NM3 (time only) (3rd men's novice VIII, coxswain)
Fairbairn Cup (Senior VIIIs): 15:01   8th, 6th Cambridge College, 12th overall (1st men's VIII at 5)
Bedford Head (Open Eights (Band 3)): 6:32   3rd, (+00:26) to First and Third M1 (2nd men's VIII at 5)
Bedford Head (Open Eights (Band 4)): 6:45   7th, (+00:28) to Queen's M1 (2nd men's VIII at 6)
Lent Bumps: Down 4 - Bumped by St. Edmund's, Darwin, Sidney Sussex and Hughes Hall; 13th in division 2 (2nd men's VIII at 5)
Head of the River Race (Academic): 20:04.3   156 (1st men's VIII at bow)
Champion of the Thames Eights Head (Men's 3rd Div. Mays): (3rd men's VIII at 5)
May Bumps: Down 4 - Bumped by Clare Hall, Hughes Hall II, Pembroke III and Corpus II; 6th in division 4 (3rd men's VIII at 5)

Number of events: 67
Total number of races: 122

Bumps record

Number of races: 52
Rowed over 15 times
Bumped up 6 times
   Greatest rise in single bump: 1 (May Bumps 2010, May Bumps 2012, Lent Bumps 2018)
   Greatest rise over all four days: 3 (May Bumps 2010)
Got bumped down 31 times
   Greatest fall in single bump: 3 (Lent Bumps 2011)
   Greatest fall over all four days: 4 (Lent Bumps 2011, May Bumps 2011, May Bumps 2017, Lent Bumps 2019, May Bumps 2019)
Highest finish position: 8 (1st men's VIII at 3; Lent Bumps 2017)
Lowest finish position: 65 (4th men's VIII at 7; May Bumps 2011)
Bumps aggregate: Down 27
Average position change per row: -0.519