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June 13, 2015 · 11:00 pm

Jesus College Women’s Second Boat wins Blades in May Bumps

Today was the final exciting day of the May Bumps on the Cam in Cambridge, with many crews vying to win their blades by bumping the crew above them each day, and others hoping not to get the wooden spoon!

Undoubtedly one of the most exciting races was the Women’s First Division, with the performance by Jesus College’s Women’s Second Boat (W2) being just amazing – OK, I have a special interest in this boat, but…   They started in second position in the Second Division, and then bumped every day to win their blades. As a result, Jesus were the only College to have two women’s crews in the First Division.

Jesus W2’s five bumps were as follows:

  • Wednesday: bumped Trinity Hall W1 and Murray Edwards W1
  • Thursday: bumped Selwyn W1
  • Friday: bumped St. Catharine’s W1
  • Saturday: bumped Peterhouse W1

The pictures below hopefully capture something of the excitement and energy of their final race today when they bumped Peterhouse!  It was a really great performance, and it was a privilege to watch the race surrounded by people from other Jesus crews.

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April 5, 2015 · 7:38 pm

Henley Boat Races, 5th April 2015

I’ve never been to the Henley Boat Races before, and so it was great to have the opportunity to go and watch the Cambridge and Oxford lightweight crews battle it out on the Thames at Henley on the 40th anniversary of the first men’s lightweight boat race held here in 1975.  It was (fortunately!) a good day for Cambridge, winning three of the four races.

It also presented quite a challenge for photography, with the weather being cold and grey, but I hope that the following images do some justice to the effort of the crews – and the enjoyment of the spectators!

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(Should anyone featured in any of these photographs wish me to delete them from the slideshow, please let me know and I will do so immediately.  Likewise, should anyone want any of the pictures at a higher resolution do get in touch)

For the record:

  • In the Intercollegiate women’s race, Christ’s College, Cambridge beat Green Templeton College, Oxford
  • In the Intercollegiate men’s race, Oriel College, Oxford beat Jesus College, Cambridge
  • In the Lightweight Women’s Boat Race, Cambridge beat Oxford
  • In the Lightweight Men’s Boat Race, Cambridge beat Oxford

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