Where there are more crews entering the Bumps than there are places on the River, the lowest crews must compete for places in the Getting-On Race. Crews are removed from the lowest division such that there is one place available in the Bumps for every two crews competing in the Getting-On Race (up to a maximum of 17 places). Crews are timed from the upstream side of the A14 Road Bridge to the upstream side of the Railway Bridge and the fastest will qualify for places in the Bumps.

2017

The Getting On Race for Lents 2017 took place on the afternoon of Friday 24th February. The results of the crews which failed to get on are below.

Men:
Robinson III (Time Only) 00:07:50
Downing III 00:07:59
Trinity Hall III 00:08:01
Pembroke III 00:08:03
Hughes Hall II 00:08:05
Darwin II 00:08:06
First and Third IV 00:08:12
Trinity Hall IV 00:08:14
Queens' IV 00:08:16
Selwyn II 00:08:17
Emmanuel III 00:08:18
Christ's III 00:08:27
Caius V (Time Only) 00:08:29
Wolfson II 00:08:31
Pembroke IV 00:08:39
Clare IV 00:08:39
Churchill IV 00:08:41
Lady Margaret IV 00:08:45
Homerton II (Time Only) 00:09:02
Peterhouse III (Time Only) 00:09:04
Jesus V 00:09:23

Women
Magdalene II (Time Only) 00:09:03
Pembroke III 00:09:20
St Catherine's III 00:09:21
Caius III 00:09:23
Emmanuel III 00:09:25
Fitzwilliam II 00:09:28
Trinity Hall III (Time Only) 00:09:29
Girton II 00:09:39
Selwyn II 00:09:47
Sidney Sussex II 00:09:48
Homerton II 00:09:59
First and Third III 00:10:31