https://web.archive.org/web/20250125014821/https://www.emma.cam.ac.uk/members/blog/?id=634 Emmanuel Boat Club (often colloquially referred to as Emma or EBC) is the

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club for members of

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. The men's 1st VIII has stayed largely in the first division of the

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and

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 ...

for the last half-century, but fell as low as 21st in the May Bumps in the 1930s, and has been as low as 28th in the Lent Bumps towards the end of the 19th century.Durack, John; Gilbert, George; Marks, Dr. John (2000). ''The Bumps: An Account of the Cambridge University Bumping Races 1827–1999'' In the Lent Bumps, Emmanuel men gained the headship in 1930, and although they reached 1st position in

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, they were not awarded the headship, since the last two days of the races were not completed due to an outbreak of

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in the United Kingdom. Emmanuel did gain the headship at the

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, bumping on the second day. The women's side of the club have been extremely successful in recent years, achieving the headship of the

Lent Bumps The Lent Bumps (also Lent Races, Lents) are a set of rowing races held annually on the River Cam in Cambridge. They began in 1887, after separating from the May Bumps, which are bumping races held in mid-June. Prior to the separation there ha ...

11 times (the first in

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and latest in

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); more than any other women's boatclub, and the headship of the

4 times (the first in

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). Emmanuel's 1st women's VIII did not drop out of the top 3 crews at Lent Bumps between

and

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, nor the top 2 places in the May Bumps between

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and

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. In 2018 Emmanuel's first women and men will start second and seventh on the river respectively, as a result of both crews earning their blades in 2017. It was the second time in the club's history that the first men and women both earned blades in the same year. As of 2024, the first women were 4th on the river and the first men 6th.

Honours

Henley Royal Regatta

References

External links

* CUCBC
Cambridge University Combined Boat Club

Emmanuel Boat Club
{{United Kingdom rowing clubs Rowing clubs of the University of Cambridge

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Sports clubs and teams established in 1827 1827 establishments in England Rowing clubs in Cambridgeshire Rowing clubs in England Rowing clubs of the River Cam