The Bent Bumps 1999 were a series of rowing races held at Cambridge University from Tuesday 23 February 1999 until Saturday 27 February 1999. The event was run as a bumps race and is one of a series of Lent Bumps which have been held annually in late-February or early March since 1887. See Bent Bumps for the format of the races. In 1999, a total of 121 crews took part (69 men's crews and 52 women's crews), with around 1000 participants in total. Several thousand spectators came to watch, particularly on the Saturday.
Caius men bumped
Downing,
Lady Margaret and
First and Third Trinity to take their first ever headship of the
Lent Bumps.
Trinity Hall women bumped
Emmanuel to take their 2nd headship since 1996.
The highest men's 2nd VIII for the 3rd consecutive year was
Lady Margaret II.
The highest women's 2nd VIII was
Jesus II, who bumped
Lady Margaret II on the 3rd day.
Preceding year | Current year | Following year |
---|---|---|
Lent Bumps 1998 | Lent Bumps 1999 | Lent Bumps 2000 |
May Bumps 1998 | May Bumps 1999 | May Bumps 2000 |
Below are the bumps charts for the 1st and 2nd divisions, with the men's event on the left and women's event on the right. The bumps chart represents the progress of every crew over all four days of the racing. To follow the progress of any particular crew, simply find the crew's name on the left side of the chart and follow the line to the end-of-the-week finishing position on the right of the chart.