May Bumps 2005


The May Bumps 2005 were a series of rowing races held at Cambridge University from Wednesday 15 June 2005 until Saturday 18 June 2005. The event was run as a bumps race and have been held annually in mid-June since 1887. See May Bumps for the format of the races. In 2005 a total of 171 crews took part, with around 1500 participants in total.

Head of the River crews

men rowed-over in 1st position retaining the headship, their 7th time since 1998.
Jesus women bumped Pembroke, Caius and Emmanuel to take their first headship since 1994.

Highest 2nd VIIIs

The highest men's 2nd VIII at the end of the week was 1st & 3rd Trinity II, who bumped Caius II on the 2nd day. 1st & 3rd II achieved overlap on the 1st day but failed to make contact.
The highest women's 2nd VIII for the 3rd consecutive year was Emmanuel II.

Links to races in other years


Preceding yearCurrent yearFollowing year
May Bumps 2004May Bumps 2005May Bumps 2006
Lent Bumps 2004Lent Bumps 2005Lent Bumps 2006

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.
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PosCrewMen's Bumps ChartCrewPosCrewWomen's Bumps ChartCrewPos-
1Caius
Caius1Emmanuel
Jesus1
2St. Catharine's
Lady Margaret2Caius
Pembroke2
3Trinity Hall
Trinity Hall3Pembroke
Emmanuel3
4Downing
St. Catharine's4Jesus
Caius4
5Lady Margaret
Queens'5Newnham
Clare5
6Robinson
Downing6Lady Margaret
Girton6
71st & 3rd Trinity
1st & 3rd Trinity7Clare
Lady Margaret7
8Queens'
Churchill8Downing
Trinity Hall8
9Churchill
Robinson9Girton
Newnham9
10Magdalene
Jesus10Trinity Hall
Magdalene10
11Jesus
Magdalene11Churchill
Christ's11
12Emmanuel
Pembroke12Magdalene
Downing12
13Clare
Emmanuel13New Hall
Churchill13
14Christ's
Clare14St. Catharine's
Selwyn14
15Pembroke
Christ's15Christ's
1st & 3rd Trinity15
16Selwyn
Selwyn16Selwyn
New Hall16
17Peterhouse
1st & 3rd Trinity II17Darwin
King's17
18Caius II
Caius II181st & 3rd Trinity
St. Catharine's18
191st & 3rd Trinity II
Downing II19Queens'
Queens'19
20Fitzwilliam
Peterhouse20Emmanuel II
Fitzwilliam20
21Sidney Sussex
Wolfson21King's
Darwin21
22Downing II
Lady Margaret II22Peterhouse
Emmanuel II22
23Wolfson
Fitzwilliam23Fitzwilliam
Jesus II23
24Lady Margaret II
CCAT24Robinson
Peterhouse24
25Corpus Christi
Sidney Sussex25CCAT
CCAT25
26CCAT
King's26Sidney Sussex
Pembroke II26
27St. Catharine's II
St. Catharine's II27Jesus II
Caius II27
28Emmanuel II
Corpus Christi28Pembroke II
Robinson28
29King's
Jesus II29Wolfson
Lady Margaret II29
30Queens' II
Girton30Caius II
Sidney Sussex30
31Girton
Queens' II31Lady Margaret II
Wolfson31
32Churchill II
Emmanuel II32Trinity Hall II
Newnham II32
33Jesus II
Darwin33Newnham II
Homerton33
34Robinson II
Churchill II34Homerton
Girton II34