Torpids

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Torpids
Head of the River
Christ Church Men [1] University Women [1]
Christ Church Boat Club Rowing Blade.svg University College Oxford Rowing Blade.svg
Highest 2nd Torpid (Men) Wadham (Division III) [1]
Highest 2nd Torpid (Women) Wolfson (Division III) [1]
Course Isis (upstream)
Course lengthc. 1800m
Note: Last Torpids 22nd - 25th February 2023 [1]
OURCs - Torpids

Torpids is one of two series of bumping races, a type of rowing race, held yearly at Oxford University; the other is Eights Week. [2] Over 130 men's and women's crews race for their colleges in twelve divisions: six each of men's and women's; almost 1,200 participants in total. The racing takes place on the Isis (part of the River Thames), usually in the 7th week of Hilary Term on four successive days from Wednesday to Saturday (around the start of March).

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Overview

Bumping races evolved in Oxford as the river is too narrow for normal side by side racing. Competing crews start the race lined up in order, one behind another, with their coxes holding ropes ('bung lines') attached to the bank, with gaps of about 1.5 boat lengths between the bow of one boat and the stern of the one in front. Racing is started by the firing of a cannon. Racing is by division, the number of crews in a division depending on river conditions. The bottom men's division starts first with men's and women's alternating, finishing with the top women's division.

Crews attempt to progress up their division by hitting ('bumping') the boat in front without being hit by the boat behind, with the ultimate aim of becoming "Head Of The River" i.e. top of the first division. The Head of the River is awarded the Torpids Challenge Cup, presented to the OUBC by President T.C. Edwards-Moss of Brasenose College Boat Club. Once a bump has taken place, the crew whose boat was bumped has to continue racing (and is liable to be bumped again) whilst the bumping crew moves to the side. This can lead to a crew moving down several places during a day's racing. This is the principal difference in the rules between Torpids and Summer Eights, where both crews stop racing. [3] Commonly a cox will concede a bump, signalled by raising an arm, rather than waiting to be hit. The crew finishing top of a lower division rows again the same day at the bottom of the division above.

The name 'Torpids' derives from the event's origins as a race for the second boats of the colleges, which were of course slower than the first boats. The status of the event — still adjudged below that of Summer Eights on account of the absence of rowers in the Varsity boat races — only began to rise at the very end of the nineteenth century, when colleges began to form first boats to compete. Nowadays there is no limit on the number of boats a college may enter, although crews in the last two divisions and crews without a position have to qualify to race by competing in a timed race the preceding Friday, known as 'rowing on'. [4]

Athletes competing in that year's Boat Race, Women's Boat Race or any of the Lightweight University crews at Henley Boat Races may not compete in Torpids, but may compete in Summer Eights. [5]

Double Headship

The double headship winning Oriel Men's and Women's Eights crews in 2006. Headship Crews.jpg
The double headship winning Oriel Men's and Women's Eights crews in 2006.

The 'Double Headship' is an accolade of any college finishing with their men's and women's crews at the 'Head of the River'. Oriel is the first to have achieved this in Torpids, in 2006. The college's new first crews repeated this in 2018. [6]

Trophies

The first day's starting order is based on the previous year's finishing positions, and each subsequent day's starting order is based on the previous day's finishing positions. A crew that bumps on every day or that finishes at the Head of the River is awarded blades - the right to get trophy oars painted up in their college colours with the names and weights of the successful crew emblazoned on them. Spoons are awarded in case the crew was bumped on every single day. A third, somewhat unusual possibility is the award of spades. The crew is both bumped and then proceeds to bump a crew in front of it before the end of the race. Thus being both the bumper and the bumped on the same day. Owing to the differences in rules between Torpids and Lent Bumps at the University of Cambridge this achievement is only possible at Oxford.[ citation needed ]

Head of the River - Summary table

BladeCollegeHeadshipsLongest time heldLast Headship
Men Women TotalMenWomenMenWomen
Oriel College Boat Club Rowing Blade.svg Oriel 3633919729020171820222018
Rowing Blade Black.svg Brasenose 22-22188694-1894-
New College Rowing Blade.svg New College 15116194953200519532005
Balliol College Rowing Blade.svg Balliol 14-14196871-1971-
Christ Church Boat Club Rowing Blade.svg Christ Church 15-15190710-2023-
Magdalen College Boat Club Rowing Blade.svg Magdalen 951419323420101320082016
Lady Margaret Rowing Blade.svg Exeter 13-13185457-1868-
Pembroke College Oxford Boat Club Rowing Blade.svg Pembroke 10-10201217-2017-
University College Oxford Rowing Blade.svg University 9110186973-19262023
St Edmund Hall Rowing Blade.svg St Edmund Hall 6-6196266-1966-
Osler-Green a -55-199599-1999
Somerville College Boat Club Rowing Blade.svg Somerville -55-199194-1994
Wadham College Rowing Blade.svg Wadham 235--18492019
Corpus Christi College Boat Club Rowing Blade.svg Corpus 4-4188385-1931-
Jesus College Oxford Rowing Blade.svg Jesus -44-198083-1983
Osler House b -44-198889-1989
Merton College Rowing Blade.svg Merton 123-20030419272004
St Catherines College Oxford Rowing Blade.svg St Catherine's -33-200809-2009
St John's 3-3--1967-
Trinity College Boat Club Rowing Blade.svg Trinity 3-3--1880-
Worcester College Rowing Blade.svg Worcester 3-3--1930-
Queens College (Oxford) Boat Club Rowing Blade.svg Queen's 2-2--1958-
St Hughs Boat Club Rowing Blade.svg St Hugh's-11---1985
Wolfson College Boat Club Rowing Blade.svg Wolfson -22---2022
a Since 2008 this crew composition does not exist any more. Before the foundation of Green Templeton College, members of Green College raced with Osler House, and members of Templeton College raced with Hertford College.[ citation needed ]
b Prior to the composite crew with Green College and after the foundation of Green Templeton Boat Club, Osler has raced as an independent crew formed of clinical medical students.[ citation needed ]

Men's Head of Torpids

Men's Division I, places 2 to 5, 2005 Div1Wednesday.jpg
Men's Division I, places 2 to 5, 2005
New College with a broken rudder and bow oar on Saturday, 2008 New college torpids 2008 sat.jpg
New College with a broken rudder and bow oar on Saturday, 2008
Balliol bump St Catherine's, 2010 A successful bump in Torpids - geograph.org.uk - 1740407.jpg
Balliol bump St Catherine's, 2010
Worcester College, 2012 Oxford University - Torpids.jpg
Worcester College, 2012

Torpids has been held since 1838. The following gives the colleges that were Head of the River (Head of Torpids) in these years. [7]

YearCollegeYearCollegeYearCollegeYearCollegeYearCollege
1838 Worcester College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Worcester 1839 Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Oriel 1840 Wadham College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Wadham 1841 Trinity College, Oxford.svg Trinity 1842 Brasenose College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Brasenose
1843 University College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg University 1844 Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Oriel 1845 Brasenose College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Brasenose 1846 Exeter College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Exeter 1847 Exeter College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Exeter
1848 Brasenose College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Brasenose 1849 Wadham College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Wadham 1850 Brasenose College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Brasenose 1851 Brasenose College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Brasenose 1852 Brasenose College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Brasenose
1853 Brasenose College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Brasenose 1854 Exeter College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Exeter 1855 Exeter College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Exeter 1856 Exeter College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Exeter 1857 Exeter College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Exeter
1858 Pembroke College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Pembroke 1859 Exeter College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Exeter 1860 Exeter College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Exeter 1861 Brasenose College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Brasenose 1862 Brasenose College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Brasenose
1863 Exeter College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Exeter 1864 Exeter College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Exeter 1865 Exeter College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Exeter 1866 Brasenose College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Brasenose 1867 Exeter College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Exeter
1868 Exeter College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Exeter 1869 University College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg University 1870 University College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg University 1871 University College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg University 1872 University College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg University
1873 University College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg University 1874 Brasenose College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Brasenose 1875 Brasenose College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Brasenose 1876 Trinity College, Oxford.svg Trinity 1877 Pembroke College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Pembroke
1878 Pembroke College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Pembroke 1879 Pembroke College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Pembroke 1880 Trinity College, Oxford.svg Trinity 1881 Brasenose College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Brasenose 1882 New College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg New College
1883 Corpus-Christi College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Corpus Christi 1884 Corpus-Christi College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Corpus Christi 1885 Corpus-Christi College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Corpus Christi 1886 Brasenose College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Brasenose 1887 Brasenose College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Brasenose
1888 Brasenose College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Brasenose 1889 Brasenose College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Brasenose 1890 Brasenose College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Brasenose 1891 Brasenose College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Brasenose 1892 Brasenose College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Brasenose
1893 Brasenose College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Brasenose 1894 Brasenose College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Brasenose 1895no racing a 1896 New College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg New College 1897 Balliol College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Balliol
1898 Balliol College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Balliol 1899 Balliol College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Balliol 1900 New College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg New College 1901 New College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg New College 1902 New College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg New College
1903 New College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg New College 1904 New College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg New College 1905 University College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg University 1906 University College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg University 1907 Christ Church Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Christ Church
1908 Christ Church Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Christ Church 1909 Christ Church Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Christ Church 1910 Christ Church Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Christ Church 1911 Balliol College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Balliol 1912 Magdalen College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Magdalen
1913 Magdalen College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Magdalen 1914 Christ Church Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Christ Church 1915- b 1916- b 1917- b
1918- b 1919- b 1920 Christ Church Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Christ Church 1921 Christ Church Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Christ Church 1922 Worcester College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Worcester
1923 Magdalen College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Magdalen 1924 Christ Church Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Christ Church 1925 Christ Church Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Christ Church 1926 University College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg University 1927 Merton College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Merton
1928 Balliol College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Balliol 1929 Balliol College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Balliol 1930 Worcester College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Worcester 1931 Corpus-Christi College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Corpus Christi 1932 Magdalen College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Magdalen
1933 Magdalen College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Magdalen 1934 Magdalen College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Magdalen 1935 New College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg New College 1936 Magdalen College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Magdalen 1937 Magdalen College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Magdalen
1938 New College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg New College 1939 St-Edmund-Hall College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg St Edmund Hall 1940 Trinity College, Oxford.svg Trinity & Balliol College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Balliol 1941- c 1942- c
1943- c 1944- c 1945- c 1946 St-John's College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg St John's 1947 New College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg New College
1948 Christ Church Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Christ Church 1949 New College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg New College 1950 New College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg New College 1951 New College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg New College 1952 New College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg New College
1953 New College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg New College 1954 Balliol College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Balliol 1955 Balliol College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Balliol 1956 Balliol College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Balliol 1957 Queens College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Queen's
1958 Queens College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Queen's 1959 Balliol College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Balliol 1960 St-Edmund-Hall College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg St Edmund Hall 1961 St-John's College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg St John's 1962 St-Edmund-Hall College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg St Edmund Hall
1963no racing a 1964 St-Edmund-Hall College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg St Edmund Hall 1965 St-Edmund-Hall College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg St Edmund Hall 1966 St-Edmund-Hall College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg St Edmund Hall 1967 St-John's College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg St John's
1968 Balliol College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Balliol 1969 Balliol College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Balliol 1970 Balliol College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Balliol 1971 Balliol College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Balliol 1972 Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Oriel
1973 Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Oriel 1974 Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Oriel 1975 Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Oriel 1976 Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Oriel 1977no racing f
1978 Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Oriel 1979 Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Oriel 1980 Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Oriel 1981 Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Oriel 1982 Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Oriel
1983 Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Oriel 1984 Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Oriel 1985 Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Oriel 1986 Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Oriel d 1987 Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Oriel
1988 Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Oriel 1989 Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Oriel 1990 Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Oriel d 1991 Christ Church Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Christ Church e 1992 Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Oriel
1993 Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Oriel 1994 Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Oriel d 1995 Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Oriel d 1996 Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Oriel 1997 Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Oriel
1998 Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Oriel d 1999 Pembroke College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Pembroke 2000no racing f 2001 Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Oriel 2002no racing f
2003 Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Oriel d 2004 Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Oriel 2005 Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Oriel 2006 Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Oriel 2007no racing f
2008 Magdalen College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Magdalen 2009 Christ Church Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Christ Church 2010 Christ Church Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Christ Church 2011 Christ Church Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Christ Church 2012 Pembroke College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Pembroke
2013 Pembroke College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Pembroke 2014no racing f 2015 Pembroke College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Pembroke 2016 Pembroke College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Pembroke 2017 Pembroke College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Pembroke
2018 Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Oriel d 2019 Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Oriel 2020no racing f 2021 Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Oriel g 2022 Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Oriel
2023 Christ Church Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Christ Church 2024no racing f 202520262027
a No racing due to ice on the river
b No racing due to World War I
c No racing due to World War II
d Racing held on fewer than four days
e Oriel were penalty bumped four places for training while the river was in flood
f No racing due to high stream
g Racing held in Trinity Term instead of Summer Eights due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Women's Head of Torpids

Women's divisions in Torpids have existed since 1978. This was delayed from 1977 when the river was flooded and Torpids was cancelled. [8] [9]

YearCollegeYearCollegeYearCollegeYearCollegeYearCollege
1977no racing a 1978 Hertford College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Hertford 1979 Wadham College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Wadham 1980 Jesus College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Jesus 1981 Jesus College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Jesus
1982 Jesus College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Jesus 1983 Jesus College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Jesus 1984 Osler House 1985 St-Hughs College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg St Hugh's 1986 Osler House b
1987 Somerville College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Somerville 1988 Osler House 1989 Osler House 1990no racing c 1991 Somerville College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Somerville
1992 Somerville College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Somerville 1993 Somerville College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Somerville 1994 Somerville College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Somerville b 1995Osler-Green b 1996Osler-Green
1997Osler-Green1998Osler-Green b 1999Osler-Green2000no racing a 2001 St-Catherines College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg St Catherine's
2002no racing a 2003 Merton College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Merton b 2004 Merton College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Merton 2005 New College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg New College 2006 Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Oriel
2007no racing a 2008 St-Catherines College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg St Catherine's 2009 St-Catherines College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg St Catherine's 2010 Magdalen College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Magdalen 2011 Magdalen College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Magdalen
2012 Magdalen College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Magdalen 2013 Magdalen College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Magdalen 2014no racing a 2015 Wadham College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Wadham 2016 Magdalen College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Magdalen
2017 Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Oriel 2018 Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Oriel b 2019 Wadham College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Wadham 2020no racing a 2021 Wolfson College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Wolfson d
2022 Wolfson College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg Wolfson 2023 University College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg University 2024no racing a 20252026
a No racing due to high stream
b Racing held on fewer than four days
c Only informal racing due to a fast stream
d Racing held in Trinity Term instead of Summer Eights due to the COVID-19 pandemic

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