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Downing's First Men's VIII finished 163rd in a time of 19m40.7s. (Starting 156th)

Lent Bumps 2008

Downing entered 3 mens crews and 2 womens, and the results are below...

W2 got on! and will now start 13th in Division 3

10th February - Bedford Head

Captain Ollie's report:

"It was a very successful Sunday for the Downing Boat Club's Men. Both the 1st and 2nd boats went to Bedford to race the 2k course, which with a matter of weeks until bumps became a crucial proving ground for all the major rowing colleges. Both boats did exceedingly well. M1 put forward two superb times coming only 11 seconds over 6minutes away from the Cambridge Lightweight Rowers and beating Caius 1st Men (current head of May bumps) by the same margin giving them a comfortable win in their division. As a relatively inexperienced crew M2 really proved themselves as a force not to be taken lightly. From their two races they became the fastest 2nd Men's VIII and beat many 1st Men's boats such as Trinity Hall."

Captain Ange's report:

"Downing went to Bedford to race Bedford Fours and Eights Head. Downing First Women raced twice, overtaking the crew ahead on our first attempt, and displaying an aggressive racing attitude. The second time round, the girls put tiredness behind them, rowing fast and with a punchy rhythm. Overall, Downing Women were the fastest Cambridge college crew, and won their division, bringing home some silverware."

19th January - Winter Head to Head

Another good day for DCBC, with W1 finishing as the 4th college crew and M1 5th. Full results are here.

Downing performed very well in the senior races this year. The First Mens VIII put injury and illness behind them to finish an excellent 3rd. The Men also entered a coxed IV which had had "minimal training" and overcame this to finish 4th. The Segreants also entered an VIII, beating many college crews.

W1 dealt with a late personnel change to race to a very good 4th place. A "Camenae" VIII also took to river and raced well, finishing ahead of many college VIIIs. These results bode very well for the Lent Bumps next term.

29th November - Novice Fairbairns Cup

After the excitement of side-by-side racing in Clare novices, the novices took on the 2.7km Fairbairns course. The first novice mens VIII had a good race although the second VIII became unstuck on a chain... On the women's side we had the best result for several years, the first VIII finishing 6th.

20th October - Autumn Head

In this 2.6km head race held on the Cam, Downing entered four coxed IVs and came away with very impressive results. On the men's side, the 1st IV raced twice, finishing first and third in their category, with the 2nd IV coming fourth. The women's 1st coxed IV came away with first and second place in their division. This bodes very well for the upcoming University Fours!

For full results see here.