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The May Bumps 2003 were a set of
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races held at
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from Wednesday 11 June 2003 to Saturday 14 June 2003. The event was run as a
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and was the 112th set of races in the series of
May Bumps The May Bumps (also May Races, Mays) are a set of rowing races, held annually on the River Cam in Cambridge, England. They began in 1887 after separating from the Lent Bumps, the equivalent bumping races held at the end of February or start o ...
that have been held annually in mid-June since 1887. In 2003, a total of 169 crews took part (100 men's crews and 69 women's crews), with around 1500 participants in total.


Head of the River crews

Caius men ''rowed-over'' in 1st position, retaining the headship and holding it for the 5th time since 1998. Newnham women bumped
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, Caius and
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to take their first Mays headship since 1976.


Highest 2nd VIIIs

The highest men's 2nd VIII at the end of the week was Caius II, who bumped Downing II on the 1st day. The highest women's 2nd VIII was
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II, who bumped
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II on the 2nd day.


Links to races in other years


Bumps Charts

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May Bumps The May Bumps (also May Races, Mays) are a set of rowing races, held annually on the River Cam in Cambridge, England. They began in 1887 after separating from the Lent Bumps, the equivalent bumping races held at the end of February or start o ...
May Bumps The May Bumps (also May Races, Mays) are a set of rowing races, held annually on the River Cam in Cambridge, England. They began in 1887 after separating from the Lent Bumps, the equivalent bumping races held at the end of February or start o ...
May Bumps The May Bumps (also May Races, Mays) are a set of rowing races, held annually on the River Cam in Cambridge, England. They began in 1887 after separating from the Lent Bumps, the equivalent bumping races held at the end of February or start o ...