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Lent Term 2001

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Cambridge Head-2-Head
Sat 20th January
A timed headrace in two parts, length 2x2600m
Beginning of term race practice for a minority of college crews

1st men's VIII, no smk/mcp: 3rd overall

1st women's VIII: 6th of 10 women's VIIIs

2nd men's VIII (Lower VIIIs): Winners of 'Lents 2' category & 8th overall

2nd women's VIII: Slowest women's VIII - but the only 'Lents 3' crew entered

3rd men's VIII: 10th overall

Head of the Nene
Sat 3rd February
A 5000m timed head race of Regional Importance
Most of the top college crews travel to race at Peterborough, for this invariably unpleasant but key race in preparation for the bumps. The men's 1st VIII is unable to race due to the flu bug.

1st men's VIII: Scratched due to illness

1st women's VIII: 26th of 38 women's VIIIs, 3rd of the 6 college women's 1st VIIIs

2nd men's VIII: 49th of 66 men's VIIIs, 4th of the 6 college 2nd VIIIs

Newnham Short Course
Sat 3rd February
A timed head race from the Little Bridge to the Railings (approx 1600m)
With many 1st and some 2nd VIIIs at Peterborough, the majority of crews entering are lower boats. Our men's 3rd and 4th VIIIs compete and perform brilliantly.

3rd men's VIII (Lower VIIIs): 2nd in the 2nd VIIIs category by 2s

4th men's VIII (Lower VIIIs): Only IVth VIII entered - 11th of 14 2nd and lower VIIIs

Robinson Head
Fri 16th February
A timed head race over a course shortened because of the floods - Gunshed to Peter's Posts
An event for college crews, usually of minor importance but attracting a large field this year because of the cancellation of the Bedford Head last week.

1st men's VIII: Overall winners, beating Caius (6s), LMBC (16s) and Pembroke (18s)

2nd men's VIII (Lower VIIIs): 13th overall, 2nd to Caius II in the 2nd division (by 11s), beating LMBC II (8s), Corpus I (9s) and Churchill (10s)

4th men's VIII, no nm/hwc: 23rd of 36 finishers, beating a host of 3rd VIIIs

5th/6th men's VIII: 35th of 36 finishers but the only 5th VIII to row and beating the only other 4th VIII - LMBC IV

Pembroke Regatta
Sat 17th February
A side-by-side knock out regatta on the reach, over 1100m
An event for college crews run in 3 divisions. The last race practice before the bumps and a popular event.

1st men's VIII (1st division): Raced 4 rounds: Lost to Emmanuel in the final

1st women's VIII (1st division): Won against Girton (1 1/4 lengths) in the 1st round and Lost to Emmanuel (1 1/2 lengths) in the 2nd round

2nd men's VIII (2nd division): Raced 3 rounds: Lost to Emmanuel II in the semi finals

3rd men's VIII (2nd division): Raced 4 rounds: Lost to eventual winners Catz II (1 1/2 lengths) in the semi finals

4th men's VIII (Lower division): Raced 3 rounds: Lost to LMBC III in the semi finals

5th men's VIII (Lower division): Lost to Emmanuel III (2 lengths) in the 2nd round

6th men's VIII (Lower division): Lost (3 lengths) against Caius III in the 1st round

Lent Bumps Getting-on Race
Fri 23rd February
The 2000m qualifying race for the Lent Bumps
The Lent Bumps are the focus of the term for college rowing, but only those boats finishing higher than 10th from the bottom of last year's races are automatically entered. All other crews - a considerable number this year - must compete for the 10 places available.

2nd women's VIII: 2nd fastest of the 19 non-qualifiers

'Ladies' VIII: Posted a good time but since half the crew can't actually make the bumps...

5th men's VIII, Earl coxing: Rowed-on - only 5th VIII in the Lents

6th men's VIII, GOR crew: Joint fastest of the 17 non-qualifiers

Lent Bumps
Tue 27th February - Sat 3rd March
The famous Cambridge University Bumps on the River Cam
The focus of the year so far. The Lent Bumps are smaller and less prestigious than the May Bumps, but nevertheless involve 69 men's and 52 women's crews.

1st men's VIII: 2nd in division 1

Down 1 - Bumped by Emmanuel

1st women's VIII: 14th in division 1

Rowed Over

2nd men's VIII: 8th in division 2

Up 2 - Bumped Jesus II and Chrst's II

3rd men's VIII: 12th in division 3

Up 1 - Bumped Peterhouse II

4th men's VIII: 2nd in division 4

Up 2 - Bumped Queens' III and King's II

5th men's VIII: 14th in division 4

Down 1 - Bumped by CCAT II

Cardinal's Regatta
Thu 15th March
"a regatta unlike any other..."
A fun post bumps regatta for mixed crews, with head starts for crews in fancy dress and widescale bribery of marshalls and race officials...!

The DeteriorVIII: Blimey O'Reilly! We won against an Emma crew in the 1st round and We lost in the 2nd round

Head of the River Race
Sat 17th March
A huge head race down-river on the Tideway (tidal river Thames) over the University Boat Race course
The largest annual VIIIs head race in the country, attracting most rowing clubs and many University and College crews.

HORR VIII: 119th overall