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The blade colours of Newnham College Boat Club
Newnham College Boat Club is the rowing club for members of Newnham College, Cambridge. Newnham is a college for women only. Members of Newnham have been rowing for a considerable time before the first women's bumps races. The first bumps for women started in 1974. In the Lent Bumps, the 1st VIII has finished outside the top-9 places on only one occasion, and has spent most of its time in the top-5, taking the headship in 1977, 1982 and 1983. In the May Bumps, the 1st IV and 1st VIII has never finished outside the top-10 places, taking the headship in 1975, 1976 and in 2003. In 1976 in the May Bumps, Newnham I were head on the 2nd day, and Newnham II were in 2nd position. No other women's club has managed to get a 2nd boat into 2nd place. The only men's club to have managed it was 1st Trinity, whose 2nd boat bumped its 1st boat in the 1875 races to finish in 2nd place behind Jesus. Newnham is, therefore, the only club (men or women) in the history of Cambridge bumps racing to have held the top two places simultaneously.
In 2006 Newnham won the newly inaugurated Pegasus Cup for being "the most successful college boat club competing in the Cambridge May Bumping Races".
The May races in 2007 saw Newnham go up three places. On the Wednesday, they fell behind to a fast start by Girton who closed quickly to within half-a-length of Trinity Hall. However, superb steering by coxswain Shanae Boyns around first-post corner gave Newnham a chance that they quickly seized and they managed to catch Girton at Grassy Corner. On the Thursday, Newnham started well and caught Trinity Hall just on first-post corner. Friday saw a fantastic start and Cauis became their third victim of the week with the bump occurring just on Ditton corner. The Saturday saw Newnham race well and draw to within 3/4-of-a-length of Emmanuel in a thrilling race before Emmanuel pulled away to row-over by a clear two-lengths.
In 2009/10 Newnham won the Mitchell Cup, annually awarded by the CUCBC to the Boat Club giving the best performance on the river during the course of the academic year. Newnham retained the trophy in 2010/11.
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Lent Bumps
A table showing the position of the 1st women's VIII since 1980
Year Finish position 1st day 2nd day 3rd day 4th Day 1980 4th rowed-over bumped Clare rowed-over rowed-over 1981 2nd bumped Churchill bumped New Hall rowed-over rowed-over 1982 Head bumped Girton rowed-over head rowed-over head rowed-over head 1983 Head rowed-over head rowed-over head rowed-over head rowed-over head 1984 4th bumped by Churchill rowed-over bumped by Jesus bumped by Clare 1985 2nd bumped Clare rowed-over rowed-over bumped Churchill 1986 4th bumped by Churchill bumped by Homerton rowed-over rowed-over 1987 3rd rowed-over bumped Homerton rowed-over rowed-over 1988 5th bumped by Emmanuel rowed-over rowed-over bumped by Caius 1989 9th bumped by Clare bumped by Lady Margaret bumped by Trinity Hall bumped by Sidney Sussex 1990 7th bumped Sidney Sussex rowed-over rowed-over bumped Clare 1991 3rd bumped Churchill bumped Trinity Hall bumped Jesus bumped Caius 1992 3rd rowed-over rowed-over rowed-over rowed-over 1993 4th bumped by Jesus rowed-over rowed-over rowed-over 1994 3rd rowed-over rowed-over rowed-over bumped Lady Margaret 1995 8th overbumped by Trinity Hall bumped by New Hall bumped by St. Catharine's rowed-over 1996 7th bumped St. Catharine's rowed-over rowed-over rowed-over 1997 11th bumped by Churchill bumped by St. Catharine's bumped by Christ's bumped by Pembroke 1998 8th rowed-over bumped New Hall bumped Churchill bumped St. Catharine's 1999 6th bumped Lady Margaret bumped Christ's rowed-over rowed-over 2000 3rd bumped Queens' bumped Pembroke bumped Trinity Hall rowed-over 2001 5th bumped by Trinity Hall bumped by Lady Margaret (cancelled) (cancelled) 2002 7th bumped by Caius rowed-over bumped by Downing rowed-over 2003 7th bumped Trinity Hall rowed-over rowed-over bumped by Clare 2004 8th rowed-over bumped by Trinity Hall rowed-over rowed-over 2005 8th bumped Trinity Hall rowed-over rowed-over bumped by 1st & 3rd Trinity 2006 7th rowed-over bumped Lady Margaret rowed-over rowed-over 2007 8th bumped by Lady Margaret rowed-over rowed-over rowed-over 2008 12th bumped by Churchill bumped by Pembroke bumped by Queens' bumped by Christ's 2009 16th bumped by St. Catharine's bumped by King's bumped by Trinity Hall bumped by Selwyn 2010 13th bumped Selwyn rowed-over bumped Churchill bumped King's 2011 11th bumped by King's bumped King's bumped St. Catharine's bumped Lady Margaret May Bumps
A table showing the position of the 1st women's IV from 1980 until 1989 and the 1st women's VIII from 1990 until the present day.
Note that a new start order was chosen for the women's May Bumps in 1990, to coincide the change from four-oared to eight-oared boats.
Year Finish position 1st day 2nd day 3rd day 4th Day 1980 3rd rowed-over rowed-over bumped New Hall rowed-over 1981 4th rowed-over rowed-over rowed-over bumped by Trinity Hall 1982 2nd rowed-over bumped Clare bumped New Hall rowed-over 1983 4th rowed-over bumped by New Hall rowed-over bumped by Clare 1984 5th bumped by Churchill rowed-over rowed-over rowed-over 1985 5th rowed-over rowed-over bumped by Homerton bumped Homerton 1986 2nd bumped Clare bumped Trinity Hall bumped New Hall rowed-over 1987 3rd bumped by Jesus rowed-over rowed-over rowed-over 1988 5th bumped by New Hall bumped by Fitzwilliam rowed-over rowed-over 1989 9th bumped by St. Catharine's bumped by Clare bumped by Emmanuel bumped by Trinity Hall 1990 9th rowed-over rowed-over rowed-over rowed-over 1991 6th bumped St. Catharine's rowed-over bumped Queens' bumped Trinity Hall 1992 6th bumped Veterinary School rowed-over bumped by Queens' rowed-over 1993 3rd rowed-over bumped Queens' bumped Churchill bumped Emmanuel 1994 3rd bumped Lady Margaret rowed-over bumped by Emmanuel rowed-over 1995 2nd rowed-over rowed-over bumped Jesus rowed-over 1996 5th bumped by Jesus bumped by Pembroke rowed-over bumped by Trinity Hall 1997 9th bumped by Clare bumped by Churchill bumped by Lady Margaret bumped by Queens' 1998 5th bumped Queens' bumped Churchill bumped Trinity Hall bumped Clare 1999 2nd bumped Jesus bumped Lady Margaret bumped Pembroke rowed-over 2000 3rd bumped by Caius rowed-over rowed-over rowed-over 2001 4th bumped by Jesus rowed-over rowed-over rowed-over 2002 4th rowed-over rowed-over rowed-over rowed-over 2003 Head bumped Jesus bumped Caius bumped Emmanuel rowed-over head 2004 5th bumped by Emmanuel bumped by Caius bumped by Pembroke bumped by Jesus 2005 9th bumped by Lady Margaret bumped by Clare bumped by Girton bumped by Trinity Hall 2006 7th rowed-over bumped Lady Margaret rowed-over bumped Clare 2007 4th bumped Girton bumped Trinity Hall bumped Caius rowed-over 2008 7th bumped by Caius rowed-over bumped by Girton bumped by Lady Margaret 2009 10th rowed-over bumped by Downing bumped by Christ's bumped by 1st & 3rd Trinity 2010 7th rowed-over bumped Girton bump 1st & 3rd Trinity bumped Jesus 2011 4th bumped Caius bumped Lady Margaret bumped Emmanuel rowed-over 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.
- Newnham College Boat Club Website [1]
- CUCBC Website [2]
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