The Club's Results
Lent Bumps 2026
The famous Cambridge University Bumps on the River Cam
Tue 3rd - Sat 7th March
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Results Overview
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- Full bumps charts: Men's | Women's
- Michell Cup points
- Cambridge weather
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| 1st women's VIII |
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| 2nd men's VIII |
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| 2nd women's VIII |
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| 3rd men's VIII |
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Guide to the table
 | Double Overbumped |
 | Overbumped - hit the crew 3 in front |
| Bumped the crew in front |
 | Row over head of division |
| Row over - did not bump |
| Got Bumped |
 | Got Overbumped |
 | Got Double overbumped |
 | Got Triple overbumped. D'oh. |
1st men's VIII
Wednesday
Bumped Peterhouse
Bumped Peterhouse
First day, glad to get our first bump!
Sam Pearson needs to learn to hold it up😆.
Unfortunately as we bumped the chaos was just beginning. I royally fucked up holding it up and get flattened by my blade. Andrew and I attempted to twist it out of the water but it was well and truly stuck. The first thing to give was my gate, my blade popping out of it and almost ending up in the river. As the other 7 rowers were instructed to row on, I was left attempting to balance my blade across the centre of the boat.
Oh well. Roll on day 2!
A quivering stomach...
The crack of the gun...
And we were off...
The first two strokes weren't great... a little lacking in patience. Queens began to look a little closer than we expected..
The wind wasn't great, as Csongi and I went a little too high an the rate and not quite enough on time around the back of the stroke, and the rate creps up to a whopping 43 through the motorway bridge. Then a settle to 38, clinical and power starts to really be applied to the water.
George has to call us down to our race rythm of 36 not once but twice, and the second in no uncertain terms as we storm through well beyond the outlet. Queens give a hopeful first whistle, but theor move is unquestionably checked.
And coming into first post it becomes very clear that the crews around us start to flag. And we weren't, we really weren't.
Bomber gave us a hopeful second whistle coming in to the First Post.
And then Bomber was gone... According to him, Zara tried to trip him up by falling off a bike on the corner. And we went all the way from 2 lengths in Forst Post to overlap before he caught back up.
We hit them hard, with the last few strokes gaining more than a foot with every stroke. And with their stroke seat crabbing, we slammed into their rigger with such force as to leave a sad crack in our pristine bows, now smeared with much blue and white paint.
The row home was great as well (ehh Caius, paddling below 1:50 upstream didn't save you from us treating you like morning traffic and pause paddling behind you did it?)
Thursday
Bumped St Catharine's
Bumped St Catharine's
A much better start today, nearly instantly getting a whistle.
It felt great to have a "W2 style" race.
After an excellent and well needed pep talk from Bomber, we rowed much better and with a proper mentality about us. Still room to improve but glimpses of a serious crew.
A very happy crew...
Bomber made it abundantly clear that Wed was not good rowing - it was get the job done rowing.
Thursday was good rowing (though still much to improve). Our settle to cruising pace was about the same as our peak speed on Wed, so getting much faster.
Excellent start, had 1 whistle before the motorway bridge and pushed right into them by first post corner! Going to have to rethink my advice to people of where to watch for Sat...
Bomber made it abundantly clear that Wed was not good rowing - it was get the job done rowing.
Thursday was good rowing (though still much to improve). Our settle to cruising pace was about the same as our peak speed on Wed, so getting much faster.
Excellent start, had 1 whistle before the motorway bridge and pushed right into them by first post corner! Going to have to rethink my advice to people of where to watch for Sat...
'Is that Andrew in 2?! He didn't used to row like that??' - anon mother.
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1st women's VIII
Wednesday
Rowed over
Rowed over
A gutsy row-over from the W1 ladies. If the bumps chart took measure of how much kit one crew could row down to bumps with on a warm-enough day, we'd undoubtedly have headship. Made the M2 rest day significantly less of a rest day with three bags on a bike. Alas. Perhaps not their finest row, but prevented the Churchill overbump with endurance and flair :) Onto day two they roll!
Looked pretty great going past us at Marshalling...
2nd men's VIII
Tuesday
Rowed over
Rowed over
The Lents roll around, and one thing was on our mind
To ram 804’s bowball, up Sidney’s behind
We’ve put in the work, we’ve put in the hours
Time to put around our sunglasses, some foliage and flowers
Day one wasn’t our finest row, but a gutsy row-over at least
Emma had gained two whistles, but then came the FaT beast
Roaring out of grassy, charging down the plough we were,
Finally in our own race, Emma now a distant blur
Ditton came, splits dropped further,
An attempt at a Sidney bump with much fervor
Sadly Sidney rowed away, quicker than perhaps we’d thought
And it was Jesus M2, by halfway down the reach they’d caught
Alas, what a shame, but Darwin caught Emma soon
And Bomber telling us to wind down, was soon the ringing tune
Day one complete, lessons learnt
M2 division, for a day adjourned
Rest day meeting, what an evening
Clodagh analysis cooking, crew beaming
Back tomorrow, for another go at Sid,
Dangerous steering, on Caius, they very much did.
Thursday
Bumped Sidney Sussex
Bumped Sidney Sussex
Day Two of FaT M2's Lent Bumps 2026 is an afternoon that will rightly go down in club history: the birth of '[weather] day, take them down'. You know it's serious when Clodagh rocks up in shorts (she'll claim the weather, but we all know it was to keep up with the wattage). We once again tested our escaping abilities by letting the crew behind gain two whistles, but we will quickly reassure you this is all part of the master plan to lure them into a false sense of security (he says, crying himself to sleep at the thought of our starts...). Let's take a minute for the beauty of 'I want cavalry charge' and 'Warpath' from Will, and his personal naming of Sidney rowers. Chef's kiss. Also, a personal success for my debut of semi-relaxed arms in an Empacher - a true triumph for the human race. Onto Hughes Hall bowball we march.
Despite being First and Third, our second race remains our undisputed peak. Fuelled by a weather report for a bumps push and Alex’s American-educated belief that Napoleon was the hero of the story, we traded power 10s for cries of liberty and stormed up Sidney’s rear in record time. We may be an M2 with a loose grasp on history, but we can certainly put our legs down when there’s glory on the line.
Vive l'Empereur et vive le FaT.
Friday
Bumped Hughes Hall
Bumped Hughes Hall
'Rainy day, take them down'. We rowed ugly; they rowed uglier. They rowed with watts (questionable); we rowed with far more. They couldn't steer; well, Will just about could. Bump before first post corner (following two whistles within ten strokes) and we were gifted an extra rest day. Onwards we march. Vive le FaT.
Saturday
Bumped Homerton
Bumped Homerton
Perhaps not our finest row, but probably our most civilised. One whistle. Then two. Then three. Then continuous. Then a bump. Step-by-step, little-by-little, with an immediately nullified threat from behind. Parfait.
Electric atmosphere on the bank! Wow does the pub on the Plough get busy on the final day of bumps...
The Glyn watchparty's first comments on the day's racing being, 'You took your time'. Well, at least we can row on our river, Oxf*rd...
With thanks to anon W1 for their morning work on the crew in front.
And RIP Homerton's bowball... (yes, you read that right)
2nd women's VIII
Tuesday
Bumped by Emmanuel III
Bumped by Emmanuel III
W2 are warmed up and ready to go. The sun is beaming down, we have the whole crew here (a rare occurence) and snacks provided. It's a race, not a picnic, says Bomber.
We marshall, or attempt to, as these marshalls share the special usually-seen-by-coxes ability of not being able to count. Cheer on W4. Then O4. Row on with unwavering confidence, supported by our ever-expanding bank party.
The first cannon fires. Adrenaline rush. Hold the bung. Equip the camera.
The second cannon fires. 20...19...drifting onto the water. 15...14...straightening up. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5...
and the final cannon fires. Draw, draw, draw! W2 launch off the start. Rate 30, 2:00 split. Knock that down, rate 36, 1:50. Breathe. Catch there.
The clock ticks. Finish there, perfectly sat. We gain on Downing. Close the gap. Closer...
and bump. Downing hits Clare. Row on. Hold it up. We swerve to the right to avoid the carnage. Strokeside pressure, harder, bowside lighten off, and WHAM. We've made it round. Recover. Sit tall.
We're going for the overbump. We can do this! Accelerate...there. Catch together. Suddenly, out of the corner of my eye,
a bow appears
and I raise my hand.
Wednesday
Bumped by Churchill II
Bumped by Churchill II
Day 2. Revenge felt all around, we'll get Emma back. Marshalls ram us into some bushes, and experiment with placing us in several unique and interesting locations along the river, the usual.
Bomber arrives. Nanny your crew, treat them like kids, he says, you're responsible for their portaloo usage. Back in the boat.
We drive up the reach, slowly. If we have to pause this often because we're faster than other crews, surely we're quite good for our division?
Spin, pull in. Bung, chain, camera. Then
BOOM and we're off.
Draw.
Perfect.
Draw.
Perfect.
Draw.
Hmm.
Lengthen.
Are we in time?
Lengthen.
Get in time!
35, 2:39.
A crab.
Catch, there.
Recover.
Catch, there.
Another crab.
Recover.
A seat comes off. Whistles and
a bow appears, my hand goes up,
and we row on.
Friday
Rowed over
Rowed over
Marshalling: thought Bomber was waving at me. Waved back and rowed past him. Twice. Turns out that's a stop sign. Whoops.
3rd men's VIII
Tuesday
Rowed over
Rowed over
For most of the crew, our first bumps race and certainly one to improve upon. A strong start brought us to a whistle on ARU, then two whistles, still two... and then we blew up. Emma bumped Pembroke behind us, leaving us alone to struggle over bottom finish, ARU comfortably ahead.
Wednesday
Bumped by Emmanuel III
Bumped by Emmanuel III
Bad clearing from Jesus and Anglia ahead blocked the corner (both coxes were later fined). Hard to keep the speed on while you're steering left on a right-hand turn.
A frustrating end to our fight with Emma. Rosie thinks we could have held them off without the mess in front.
A frustrating end to our fight with Emma. Rosie thinks we could have held them off without the mess in front.
Friday
Rowed over
Rowed over
Coming into today, the plan was to hold out and go for the row over.(We saw how fast Emma was on the previous days, so bumping them back would require a miracle)
This plan was immediately complicated by the first 3 strokes in which 2 airstokes and a crab gave Pembroke a whistle on us. After getting onto a nice solid rhythm we managed to pull away back to station.
Around first post shouting from the bank told us we were “only” 5 lenths from the overbump, but that possibility also got ruined with ARU bumping maggie.
Holding Pembroke at 1,5 to 2 lengths, we managed to row over. A brutal introduction to my first day of bumps. Going for Jesus tomorrow
Our best row yet, but our worst start by a mile. Two air strokes and a crab gave Pembroke a whistle by the fifth stroke, but once we remembered how to row we found a strong rhythm and pushed them away. Brief hopes for an overbump were quashed by our target bumping out (and a crab or two), so we held our rhythm and kept Pembroke 2 lengths off until the finish.
Reasonably confident about bumping Jesus tomorrow to go net neutral on the week
After some scrappy starts, a little bit of flying and a whole lot of dying (r44, 1:34 at the start to barely holding 2:10 by the end) on the first day and a quick bump down due to some dodgy clearing by the crews in front of us in the previous two days we came into day 3 refreshed after our day off.
Super sub Daniel moved from seven to bow (he really can do it all) and we were all excited for the penultimate race of the season.
5..4..3………cannon.
Air stroke.
Air stroke.
Crab.
Pembroke get a whistle on us.
We get our blades in again, connect and send.
Legs through.
Legs through.
We’re together now, holding a solid 1:38 and we pull away from Pembroke again, back onto station.
Now we need to get into a sustainable rhythm, not something we’d managed in the past two days but this time it worked.
We’re in time, the boat is set, it’s looking good.
Another crab.
We recover.
Emma bumps Jesus ahead (as predicted) and they actually clear the river this time so through first post it’s just us and Pembroke.
“You’re catching ARU, 5 lengths away” we hear from the bank.
Now of course we have to try and go for the overbump.
A few crabs later and unfortunately ARU bumps Maggie leaving us and Pembroke in a completely clear river.
This is what we’ve practiced, we know we beat them over the course so we push, every stroke, together.
Catch a crab? Why not two? Doesn’t matter, we recover immediately, straight back into rhythm, straight back up to pace.
We hold them all the way down the reach, moving to about 3 lengths away.
We get past Chesterton.
~300m to go and Pembroke is giving it their all.
We don’t change a thing, we know we’re beating them.
Then it’s one final crab taking us down 20 splits (before one last speedy recovery).
Some optimistic whistles from Pembroke’s bank party.
“Wind it down”
We’re over the line, we’re safe.
It wasn’t a perfect race but it’s a massive improvement over the first row-over, we saved about 40s over the course just by getting into a sustainable rhythm and moving as a crew.
High hopes going into tomorrow where we can hopefully get a bump on Jesus.
Yeah FaT!
Saturday
Rowed over
Rowed over
Having just rowed over in div 4 for the third time Pembroke pulled no punches, out of the gate they absolutely flew at us, getting to within about half a length and holding it until first post but they couldn’t hold it forever and around that point they dropped down to a paddle for the rest of their row over.
After pushing away from them we were also within half a length of Jesus ahead and would manage to stay between two and three whistles most of the way down the course, unfortunately after pushing hard off the start we didn’t quite have it in us to make the bump.
Regardless of this it was certainly our best rowing of the week and everyone should have their heads held high as although we may not have got the result we might have hoped for we have made so many improvements as a crew since a lacklustre getting on race and for that I think we should all be very proud.
The plan today was to get on a nice sustainable rhythm and hopefully get Jesus at some point.
At the start Pembroke decided, that their best shot was to get us right away and they flew off to two or three whistles, I actually don’t know how many, because there were whistles from all sides, so you couldn’t really tell who’s they were. They fell off pretty quickly and stayed many lengths away for the remainder of the race.
Meanwhile our fight with Jesus in front was going strong, we quickly got within 2 whistles and were pushing on them. The up one call reserved for special occasions for the final push before bumping got called multiple times and we were somewhere between 2 and 3 whistles for pretty much the entire race. Ultimately we got held back and rowed over. Super close to bumping multiple times
Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the following information, note that the results are unofficial.
Men's bumps charts
Women's bumps charts
Michell Cup points
| Wolfson | 40.00 |
| Jesus | 24.86 |
| Pembroke | 19.20 |
| Trinity Hall | 19.20 |
| Corpus Christi | 16.00 |
| St Edmunds | 16.00 |
| Caius | 15.00 |
| Fitzwilliam | 8.00 |
| Robinson | 8.00 |
| Churchill | 6.00 |
| Newnham | 4.00 |
| St Catharine's | 3.00 |
| Lucy Cavendish | 3.00 |
| First and Third | 0.00 |
| Christ's | 0.00 |
| Darwin | 0.00 |
| Sidney Sussex | 0.00 |
| Emmanuel | -1.71 |
| Peterhouse | -3.00 |
| Selwyn | -3.00 |
| Homerton | -8.00 |
| Downing | -12.00 |
| King's | -12.00 |
| Lady Margaret | -12.00 |
| Queens' | -12.00 |
| Hughes Hall | -24.00 |
| Magdalene | -24.00 |
| Clare | -45.00 |
Ineligible after entering fewer than 3 crews:
| Murry Edwards | 0.00 |
| Anglia Ruskin | 0.00 |
| Clare Hall | -6.00 |
| Girton | -12.00 |
Did not enter this set of Bumps
| Addenbrookes |
| Vet School |
| Theological |
| Cambridge University |
| Cambridge weather: | Tuesday | text or graph |
| Wednesday | text or graph | |
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