May Bumps 2004


The May Bumps 2004 were a set of rowing races held at Cambridge University from Wednesday 9 until Saturday 12 June 2004. The event was run as a bumps race and is one of a series of May Bumps which have been held annually in mid-June since 1887. See May Bumps for the format of the races. In 2004, a total of 171 crews took part, with around 1500 participants in total.

Head of the River crews

men rowed-over in 1st position, achieving the headship for the 6th time since 1998.
Emmanuel women bumped Newnham and held off a two-day challenge from Caius to take their first headship since 1999.

Highest 2nd VIIIs

The highest men's 2nd VIII for the 2nd consecutive year was Caius II.
The highest women's 2nd VIII for the 2nd consecutive year was Emmanuel II.

Links to races in other years


Preceding yearCurrent yearFollowing year
May Bumps 2003May Bumps 2004May Bumps 2005
Lent Bumps 2003Lent Bumps 2004Lent Bumps 2005

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.
PosCrewMen's Bumps ChartCrewPosCrewWomen's Bumps ChartCrewPos-
1Caius
Caius1Newnham
Emmanuel1
2Trinity Hall
St. Catharine's2Emmanuel
Caius2
3Downing
Trinity Hall3Pembroke
Pembroke3
4Robinson
Downing4Caius
Jesus4
5St. Catharine's
Lady Margaret5Downing
Newnham5
6Lady Margaret
Robinson6Lady Margaret
Lady Margaret6
71st & 3rd Trinity
1st & 3rd Trinity7Jesus
Clare7
8Emmanuel
Queens'8Trinity Hall
Downing8
9Queens'
Churchill9Clare
Girton9
10Jesus
Magdalene10Churchill
Trinity Hall10
11Magdalene
Jesus11New Hall
Churchill11
12Clare
Emmanuel12St. Catharine's
Magdalene12
13Churchill
Clare13Girton
New Hall13
14Selwyn
Christ's14Christ's
St. Catharine's14
15Christ's
Pembroke15Selwyn
Christ's15
16Caius II
Selwyn16Magdalene
Selwyn16
17Fitzwilliam
Peterhouse17Queens'
Darwin17
18Peterhouse
Caius II18Peterhouse
1st & 3rd Trinity18
19Downing II
1st & 3rd Trinity II19Darwin
Queens'19
20Pembroke
Fitzwilliam201st & 3rd Trinity
Emmanuel II20
211st & 3rd Trinity II
Sidney Sussex21CCAT
King's21
22Sidney Sussex
Downing II22Emmanuel II
Peterhouse22
23Lady Margaret II
Wolfson23Robinson
Fitzwilliam23
24Emmanuel II
Lady Margaret II24King's
Robinson24
25Wolfson
Corpus Christi25Sidney Sussex
CCAT25
26Corpus Christi
CCAT26Fitzwilliam
Sidney Sussex26
27CCAT
St. Catharine's II27Jesus II
Jesus II27
28Girton
Emmanuel II28Caius II
Pembroke II28
29Jesus II
King's29Wolfson
Wolfson29
30St. Catharine's II
Queens' II30Lady Margaret II
Caius II30
31King's
Girton31Pembroke II
Lady Margaret II31
32Clare II
Churchill II32Homerton
Trinity Hall II32
33Queens' II
Jesus II33Newnham II
Newnham II33
34Trinity Hall II
Robinson II34Girton II
Homerton34