Girton College Boat Club
Girton College Boat Club is the rowing club for members of Girton College, Cambridge. Girton was originally a college for women only, but first allowed men in 1977. A men's crew first appeared in 1980 in both the Lent and May Bumps, rising to the 1st division in the Lent Bumps by 1995. Since then, it's remained around the bottom of the 1st division or top of the 2nd division. In the May Bumps, the 1st men's VIII took until 1991 to get firmly into the 2nd division, where it has remained since. Girton are yet to take a men's headship, indeed the highest the 1st men's VIII have been is 11th in the Lent Bumps in 1997 and 21st in the May Bumps in 2001. The women's 1st VIII quickly rose to take the headship of the Lent Bumps in 1979 and 1981, but since have hovered largely in the bottom half of the 1st division. In the May Bumps, Girton's 1st women rose as high as 3rd in 1979 and 1982, but dropped into the 2nd division by 1994. They have since recovered, moving back into the 1st division by 2001 and currently stand in 16th position.
Recent Form
Below is a table showing the performance of the men's and women's 1st VIII over the last decade in the Lent and May Bumps.
Lent Bumps
Men
| Year | Finish position | 1st day | 2nd day | 3rd day | 4th Day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 19th | bumped by Clare | bumped by Peterhouse | rowed-over | bumped by St. Catharine's | |
| 2000 | 15th | rowed-over | bumped Peterhouse & Queens' | bumped Pembroke | bumped Magdalene | |
| 2001 | 14th | bumped Fitzwilliam | rowed-over | (cancelled) | (cancelled) | |
| 2002 | 17th | bumped by Caius II | rowed-over | bumped by Pembroke | bumped by Sidney Sussex | |
| 2003 | 18th | bumped Sidney Sussex | rowed-over | bumped by Queens' | bumped by Fitzwilliam | |
| 2004 | 20th | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped by Magdalene | bumped by King's | |
| 2005 | 20th | bumped by Peterhouse | bumped Peterhouse | rowed-over | rowed-over | |
| 2006 | 21st | bumped by Lady Margaret II | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over | |
| 2007 | 23rd | bumped by Wolfson | rowed-over | bumped by 1st & 3rd Trinity II | rowed-over | |
| 2008 | 20th | bumped St. Catharine's | bumped Wolfson | bumped Caius II | rowed-over | |
| 2009 | bumped Robinson | rowed over | bumped Selwyn and 1st & 3rd Trinity II | bumped Peterhouse |
Women
| Year | Finish position | 1st day | 2nd day | 3rd day | 4th Day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 20th | rowed-over | bumped Selwyn | bumped by Selwyn | bumped by Sidney Sussex | |
| 2000 | 16th | rowed-over | bumped Sidney Sussex | bumped CCAT & Fitzwilliam | bumped Selwyn | |
| 2001 | 15th | bumped St. Catharine's | (not completed) | (cancelled) | (cancelled) | |
| 2002 | 14th | rowed-over | bumped by St. Catharine's | bumped St. Catharine's | bumped 1st & 3rd Trinity | |
| 2003 | 12th | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped New Hall | bumped Pembroke | |
| 2004 | 9th | rowed-over | bumped Queens' | bumped Christ's | bumped Churchill | |
| 2005 | 10th | rowed-over | bumped Trinity Hall | overbumped by 1st & 3rd Trinity | bumped Trinity Hall | |
| 2006 | 10th | bumped Pembroke | rowed-over | bumped by Trinity Hall | rowed-over | |
| 2007 | 10th | bumped Trinity Hall | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped by Churchill | |
| 2008 | 14th | bumped by Pembroke | bumped by Queens' | bumped by Christ's | bumped by St. Catharine's |
May Bumps
Men
| Year | Finish position | 1st day | 2nd day | 3rd day | 4th Day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 22nd | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over | |
| 1998 | 25th | bumped by 1st & 3rd Trinity II | bumped by Queens' II | rowed-over | bumped by Caius II | |
| 1999 | 24th | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped Queens' II | rowed-over | |
| 2000 | 22nd | rowed-over | bumped Caius II | rowed-over | bumped Sidney Sussex | |
| 2001 | 22nd | bumped Lady Margaret II | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped by Emmanuel II | |
| 2002 | 25th | rowed-over | bumped by Caius II | bumped by 1st & 3rd Trinity II | bumped by Wolfson | |
| 2003 | 28th | bumped by Lady Margaret II | bumped by CCAT | bumped by Corpus Christi | rowed-over | |
| 2004 | 31st | rowed-over | bumped by St. Catharine's II | bumped by King's | bumped by Queens' II | |
| 2005 | 30th | bumped Queens' II | bumped Emmanuel II | rowed-over | bumped by Jesus II | |
| 2006 | 31st | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped by Emmanuel II | rowed-over | |
| 2007 | 29th | rowed-over | bumped Sidney Sussex | bumped St. Catharine's II | rowed over | |
| 2008 | 26th | bumped Corpus Christi | bumped Jesus II | bumped Emmanuel II | rowed over |
Women
| Year | Finish position | 1st day | 2nd day | 3rd day | 4th Day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 24th | rowed-over | bumped by 1st & 3rd Trinity | bumped by Robinson | bumped by Fitzwilliam | |
| 1998 | 26th | rowed-over | bumped by Peterhouse | bumped by CCAT | rowed-over | |
| 1999 | 23rd | bumped Jesus II | bumped Corpus Christi | rowed-over | bumped Sidney Sussex | |
| 2000 | 19th | bumped Peterhouse | bumped Fitzwilliam | bumped CCAT | bumped Magdalene | |
| 2001 | 16th | bumped CCAT & 1st & 3rd Trinity | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped Robinson | |
| 2002 | 16th | bumped Queens' | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped by Peterhouse | |
| 2003 | 13th | bumped Peterhouse | rowed-over | bumped Selwyn | bumped Christ's | |
| 2004 | 9th | bumped St. Catharine's | bumped New Hall | bumped Churchill | bumped Trinity Hall | |
| 2005 | 6th | bumped Downing | rowed-over | bumped Newnham | bumped Lady Margaret | |
| 2006 | 6th | rowed-over | bumped Clare | rowed-over | bumped by Trinity Hall | |
| 2007 | 6th | bumped by Newnham | rowed-over | bumped Trinity Hall | rowed-over | |
| 2008 | 5th | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped Newnham | rowed-over |