King's College Boat Club
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King's College Boat Club is the rowing club for members of King's College, Cambridge. King's is a reasonably large college, but it has been fairly rare to find a King's crew near the top of the Lent or May Bumps.
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[edit] Men's results
The King's 1st men's VIII have spent most of their history in the 2nd division of the Lent and May Bumps. In 1897, King's reached 4th in the Lent Bumps, but subsided back into the 2nd division just four years later. A few brief periods in the 1st division have followed, but in the mid-1980s, the 1st VIII found themselves in the 3rd division for the first time ever. In 2005, King's managed to reach the 1st division for the first time since 1976. This position was consolidated in 2006 and 2007 with a further 3 bumps in both years, finishing 11th.
In the May Bumps, performance has largely been similar to that of the Lent Bumps. From 1912 until 1930, King's was in the 1st division, reaching 5th in 1923. In 1982, the 1st VIII dropped into the 3rd division and since 1989 has had a continuous existence in the 2nd division. Recent movement has reflected that of the Lents, rising from 15th on the first day of 2003 to 3rd in the 2nd division at the end of racing in 2007.
[edit] Recent Form
Below are the results of the last decade of bumps races. Results given are for the 1st VIII only.
[edit] Lent Bumps
| Year | Finish position | 1st day | 2nd day | 3rd day | 4th Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 23rd | rowed-over | bumped by 1st & 3rd Trinity II | rowed-over | rowed-over |
| 1999 | 20th | rowed-over | bumped 1st & 3rd Trinity II | bumped Sidney Sussex | bumped Lady Margaret II |
| 2000 | 23rd | rowed-over | bumped by Caius II | bumped by Sidney Sussex | bumped by Downing II |
| 2001 | 24th | rowed-over | bumped by Lady Margaret II | (cancelled) | (cancelled) |
| 2002 | 25th | (cancelled) | rowed-over | bumped by 1st & 3rd Trinity II | rowed-over |
| 2003 | 23rd | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped 1st & 3rd Trinity II | bumped Downing II |
| 2004 | 19th | bumped Peterhouse | bumped Sidney Sussex | bumped Lady Margaret II | bumped Girton |
| 2005 | 17th | bumped Fitzwilliam & Caius II | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over |
| 2006 | 14th | bumped Magdalene | bumped St. Catharine's | bumped Robinson | rowed-over |
| 2007 | 11th | rowed-over | bumped Selwyn | bumped Christ's | bumped Queens' |
[edit] May Bumps
| Year | Finish position | 1st day | 2nd day | 3rd day | 4th Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 26th | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped by Caius II | rowed-over |
| 1999 | 25th | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped Queens' II |
| 2000 | 27th | rowed-over | bumped by Emmanuel II | rowed-over | bumped by Jesus II |
| 2001 | 29th | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped by Queens' II | bumped by Wolfson |
| 2002 | 32nd | bumped by CCAT | bumped by Corpus Christi | rowed-over | bumped by Clare II |
| 2003 | 31st | bumped Clare II | bumped Queens' II | rowed-over | bumped by St. Catharine's II |
| 2004 | 29th | rowed-over | bumped Jesus II | bumped Girton | rowed-over |
| 2005 | 26th | bumped Emmanuel II | bumped Corpus Christi | rowed-over | bumped St. Catharine's II |
| 2006 | 23rd | bumped Sidney Sussex | rowed-over | bumped CCAT | bumped Lady Margaret II |
| 2007 | 20th | bumped Downing II | rowed-over | bumped Peterhouse | bumped Wolfson |
[edit] Women's results
[edit] Queen Margaret of Anjou Boat Club (QMABC)
A women's boat club for members of King's College formed in 1970, but chose to row under the name Queen Margaret of Anjou Boat Club or QMABC as it was often abbreviated. Queen Margaret of Anjou was the Queen Consort to King Henry VI, who founded King's College.
The 1st women's VIII rowed in the Lent Bumps from the first ever women's race in 1976 and May Bumps from the 2nd ever women's race in 1975.
In the Lent Bumps, the women started in 2nd position in 1976, but did not race in 1979. In the 1980 race, they were put on at the bottom of the 1st division and fell into the 2nd, where they have remained since.
In the May Bumps, the 1st women's IV started in 7th and rose as high as 3rd in 1977 but had fallen into the 2nd division by 1986. When the bumps were reorganised in 1990, the QMABC 1st women's VIII started and maintained a position in the 2nd division.
[edit] King's College Boat Club
The name QMABC was dropped in 1996, and all King's women's crews since have rowed under the same name as that of the men. In the 1996 bumps races, King's women's crews inherited the positions that QMABC crews held in 1995. The King's women's 1st VIII held a position in the 2nd division in both the Lent and May Bumps until the May Bumps 2005, where they managed to break into the 1st division for the first time since the May Bumps were rowed in eight-oared boats.
[edit] Recent Form
Below are the results of the last decade of bumps races. Results given are for the 1st VIII only.
[edit] Lent Bumps
| Year | Finish position | 1st day | 2nd day | 3rd day | 4th Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 26th | rowed-over | bumped Homerton | rowed-over | bumped by Emmanuel II |
| 1999 | 23rd | bumped Emmanuel II | bumped Corpus Christi | rowed-over | bumped Lady Margaret II |
| 2000 | 26th | bumped by Lady Margaret II | bumped by Robinson | rowed-over | bumped by Wolfson |
| 2001 | 27th | bumped by Darwin | rowed-over | (cancelled) | (cancelled) |
| 2002 | 24th | (cancelled) | bumped Wolfson | bumped Darwin | bumped Robinson |
| 2003 | 28th | bumped by Robinson | bumped by Darwin | bumped by Peterhouse | bumped by Emmanuel II |
| 2004 | 25th | rowed-over | bumped Lady Margaret II | bumped Peterhouse | bumped CCAT |
| 2005 | 22nd | rowed-over | bumped Emmanuel II | bumped Darwin | bumped Magdalene |
| 2006 | 19th | bumped Sidney Sussex | bumped Jesus II | rowed-over | bumped St. Catharine's |
| 2007 | 22nd | bumped by St. Catharine's | bumped by Peterhouse | bumped by Jesus II | rowed-over |
[edit] May Bumps
| Year | Finish position | 1st day | 2nd day | 3rd day | 4th Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 28th | bumped by Peterhouse | bumped by CCAT | bumped by Emmanuel II | rowed-over |
| 1999 | 30th | bumped by Newnham II | bumped by Darwin | rowed-over | rowed-over |
| 2000 | 28th | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped Corpus Christi | bumped Emmanuel II |
| 2001 | 24th | bumped Jesus II | bumped Newnham II | bumped Fitzwilliam | bumped Homerton |
| 2002 | 24th | rowed-over | bumped Sidney Sussex | rowed-over | bumped by Jesus II |
| 2003 | 24th | bumped Jesus II | rowed-over | bumped by Emmanuel II | rowed-over |
| 2004 | 21st | bumped Robinson | bumped CCAT | rowed-over | bumped Peterhouse |
| 2005 | 17th | bumped Emmanuel II | rowed-over | bumped Darwin | bumped Queens' & St. Catharine's |
| 2006 | 14th | bumped New Hall | bumped Selwyn | rowed-over | bumped Christ's |
| 2007 | 17th | bumped by Christ's | rowed-over | bumped by St. Catharine's | bumped by Jesus II |
