May Bumps 2003


The May Bumps 2003 were a set of rowing races held at Cambridge University from Wednesday 11 until Saturday 14 June 2003. 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 2003, a total of 169 crews took part, with around 1500 participants in total.

Head of the River crews

men rowed-over in 1st position, retaining the headship and holding it for the 5th time since 1998.
Newnham women bumped Jesus, Caius and Emmanuel to take their first Mays headship since 1976.

Highest 2nd VIIIs

The highest men's 2nd VIII at the end of the week was Caius II, who bumped Downing II on the 1st day.
The highest women's 2nd VIII was Emmanuel II, who bumped Jesus II on the 2nd day.

Links to races in other years


Preceding yearCurrent yearFollowing year
May Bumps 2002May Bumps 2003May Bumps 2004
Lent Bumps 2002Lent Bumps 2003Lent Bumps 2004

Bumps Charts

Below are the bumps charts for the men's and women's 1st divisions. The men's bumps charts are on the left, and women's bumps charts 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.
PosCrewMen's Bumps ChartCrewPosCrewWomen's Bumps ChartCrewPos-
1Caius
Caius1Caius
Newnham1
2Downing
Trinity Hall2Emmanuel
Emmanuel2
3Lady Margaret
Downing3Jesus
Pembroke3
4Emmanuel
Robinson4Newnham
Caius4
5Trinity Hall
St. Catharine's5Downing
Downing5
6Jesus
Lady Margaret6Pembroke
Lady Margaret6
7Robinson
1st & 3rd Trinity7St. Catharine's
Jesus7
8St. Catharine's
Emmanuel8Trinity Hall
Trinity Hall8
91st & 3rd Trinity
Queens'9Lady Margaret
Clare9
10Clare
Jesus10New Hall
Churchill10
11Christ's
Magdalene11Christ's
New Hall11
12Queens'
Clare12Clare
St. Catharine's12
13Magdalene
Churchill13Churchill
Girton13
14Churchill
Selwyn14Selwyn
Christ's14
15Pembroke
Christ's15Peterhouse
Selwyn15
16Sidney Sussex
Caius II16Girton
Magdalene16
17Selwyn
Fitzwilliam17CCAT
Queens'17