May Bumps 1974

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The May Bumps 1974 were a set of rowing races held at Cambridge University in June 1974. The event was run as a bumps race and was the 83rd set of races in the series of May Bumps which have been held annually in mid-June since 1887. In 1974, women's crews competed for the first time, although unlike the men's eights, they competed in fours. A total of 149 crews took part (137 men's crews and 12 women's crews), with around 1200 participants in total.

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Head of the River crews

Lady Margaret Rowing Blade.svg Lady Margaret men bumped Jesus and First and Third to take the headship for the tenth time.

Van Mildert Boat Club Blade.svg Clare women rowed over in the inaugural women's event to take the headship.

Highest 2nd boats

Lady Margaret Rowing Blade.svg Lady Margaret 2nd men rose six places to be the highest placed second boat.

Newnham College Rowing Blade.svg The highest women's 2nd crew was Newnham II, finished in third behind the first boat.

Preceding yearCurrent yearFollowing year
May Bumps 1973 May Bumps 1974 May Bumps 1975
Lent Bumps 1973 Lent Bumps 1974 Lent Bumps 1975

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
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Lady Margaret 1 Clare
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Clare 1
2 Jesus Pembroke 2 New Hall Newnham 2
3 Lady Margaret Jesus 3 Newnham Newnham  II3
4 Emmanuel Fitzwilliam 4 Newnham  II Churchill 4
5 Pembroke 1st & 3rd Trinity 5 Girton Wolfson 5
6 St. Catharine's Clare 6 Churchill New Hall 6
7 Fitzwilliam Emmanuel 7 Girton  II Girton 7
8 Clare Selwyn 8 Wolfson Newnham  III8
9 Trinity Hall Trinity Hall 9 New Hall  II New Hall  II9
10 Selwyn St. Catharine's 10 Girton  III Newnham  IV10
11 Queens' Downing 11 Newnham  III Girton  II11
12 Churchill Caius 12 Newnham  IV Girton  III12
13 Caius Queens' 13
14 Magdalene Magdalene 14
15 Downing Churchill 15
16 Christ's Lady Margaret  II16

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