- Downing College Boat Club
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Downing W1 after Mays, 2011
Downing College Boat Club (or DCBC) is the rowing club for members of Downing College, Cambridge. Despite the college admitting undergraduates in 1821, Downing's boat club did not form until 1863, with their first race being in the spring of 1864. Not until the 1960s did Downing's 1st VIII regularly feature in the 1st division of the Lent and May Bumps, holding the headship for several years in the 1980s and 1990s (for example in the Lents from 1994-6 and Mays in 1996). Downing men have held the headship of both events on several occasions, and have not been below the top 9 boats for over 3 decades, on occasion being the only boat club with a second boat in the first division, and regularly ahead of other college first boats. Downing men and women have often rowed internationally, winning world rowing championship medals, and even Olympic medals.
Downing women formed in 1981 and held their first headship of the Lent Bumps from 2004–2005, regaining it in 2011, and attained their first headship of the May Bumps in 2011.
Contents
Recent Form
Below are the results of the last decade of bumps races. Results given are for the Men and Women's 1st VIIIs only.
Lent Bumps
Men
Year Finish position 1st day 2nd day 3rd day 4th day 1998 3rd bumped by 1st & 3rd Trinity rowed-over bumped by Lady Margaret rowed-over 1999 6th bumped by Caius bumped by Jesus bumped by Christ's rowed-over 2000 8th bumped by Emmanuel bumped by Trinity Hall rowed-over rowed-over 2001 6th bumped Jesus bumped Trinity Hall (cancelled) (cancelled) 2002 6th rowed-over bumped by Jesus bumped Jesus rowed-over 2003 3rd bumped Christ's bumped Emmanuel bumped Lady Margaret rowed-over 2004 3rd rowed-over rowed-over rowed-over rowed-over 2005 3rd rowed-over rowed-over rowed-over rowed-over 2006 3rd rowed-over rowed-over rowed-over rowed-over 2007 5th bumped by Jesus bumped by Lady Margaret rowed-over rowed-over 2008 3rd rowed-over bumped Caius bumped Jesus rowed-over 2009 2nd bumped Lady Margaret rowed-over rowed-over rowed-over 2010 2nd rowed-over rowed-over rowed-over rowed-over 2011 2nd rowed-over bumped 1st & 3rd Trinity rowed-over head bumped by Caius Women
Year Finish position 1st day 2nd day 3rd day 4th day 1998 16th bumped by Clare rowed-over bumped by CCAT rowed-over 1999 13th rowed-over bumped CCAT bumped Clare bumped New Hall 2000 9th bumped St. Catharine's bumped 1st & 3rd Trinity bumped Churchill bumped Christ's 2001 8th rowed-over bumped Pembroke (cancelled) (cancelled) 2002 5th bumped Christ's rowed-over bumped Newnham bumped Trinity Hall 2003 3rd rowed-over bumped Lady Margaret bumped Jesus rowed-over 2004 Head bumped Emmanuel bumped Caius rowed-over head rowed-over head 2005 Head rowed-over head rowed-over head rowed-over head rowed-over head 2006 5th bumped by Clare bumped by Caius bumped by Emmanuel bumped by 1st & 3rd Trinity 2007 6th bumped by Jesus rowed-over rowed-over rowed-over 2008 5th bumped Caius bumped Clare rowed-over bumped by Caius 2009 4th bumped Caius rowed-over rowed-over rowed-over 2010 2nd bumped Jesus bumped Emmanuel rowed-over rowed-over 2011 Head bumped 1st & 3rd Trinity rowed-over head rowed-over head rowed-over head May Bumps
Men
Year Finish position 1st day 2nd day 3rd day 4th day 1998 4th bumped by Caius bumped by Jesus rowed-over bumped by 1st & 3rd Trinity 1999 6th rowed-over bumped by Lady Margaret rowed-over bumped by Emmanuel 2000 4th rowed-over bumped Lady Margaret bumped 1st & 3rd Trinity rowed-over 2001 2nd rowed-over rowed-over bumped Jesus bumped Caius 2002 2nd bumped Emmanuel rowed-over head bumped by Caius rowed-over 2003 3rd rowed-over rowed-over bumped by Trinity Hall rowed-over 2004 4th rowed-over bumped by St. Catharine's rowed-over rowed-over 2005 6th rowed-over bumped by Lady Margaret rowed-over bumped by Queens' 2006 9th bumped by 1st & 3rd Trinity bumped by Churchill bumped by Jesus rowed-over 2007 9th rowed-over rowed-over rowed over rowed-over 2008 7th bumped by Emmanuel bumped Emmanuel bumped Churchill bumped Trinity Hall 2009 6th bumped St. Catharine's bumped Queens' rowed-over bumped by Pembroke 2010 5th rowed-over bumped Lady Margaret rowed-over rowed-over 2011 2nd bumped Jesus bumped Pembroke bumped 1st & 3rd Trinity rowed-over Women
Year Finish position 1st day 2nd day 3rd day 4th day 1998 11th bumped by Caius rowed-over rowed-over rowed-over 1999 11th rowed-over rowed-over rowed-over rowed-over 2000 9th bumped Churchill bumped Queens' rowed-over rowed-over 2001 9th rowed-over rowed-over rowed-over rowed-over 2002 5th bumped Clare bumped Lady Margaret bumped Trinity Hall bumped Pembroke 2003 5th bumped by Pembroke rowed-over bumped Jesus rowed-over 2004 8th rowed-over bumped by Jesus bumped by Lady Margaret bumped by Clare 2005 12th bumped by Girton bumped by Trinity Hall bumped by Magdalene bumped by Christ's 2006 9th bumped Christ's bumped Magdalene bumped Lady Margaret rowed-over 2007 11th bumped by Lady Margaret bumped Lady Margaret bumped by Lady Margaret bumped by Clare 2008 9th rowed-over rowed-over bumped Trinity Hall bumped 1st & 3rd Trinity 2009 5th bumped Clare bumped Newnham bumped Girton bumped Lady Margaret 2010 2nd overbumped Jesus rowed-over rowed-over rowed-over 2011 Head bumped Pembroke rowed-over head rowed-over head rowed-over head References
- Durack, John; Gilbert, George; Marks, Dr. John (2000). The Bumps: An Account of the Cambridge University Bumping Races 1827-1999 ISBN 0-9538475-1-9
- CUCBC (various years) - Lent and May Bumps programmes.
External links
Master: Prof. Barry Everitt
Categories: Downing • Masters • Fellows • Alumni
Websites: Downing College • Boat Club • May Ball
Categories:- Cambridge college boat clubs
- Downing College, Cambridge
- 1863 establishments in England
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