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.

The following crews did not qualify:

Men

St. Catharine's V 00:08:01
St. Catharine's IV 00:08:09
Magdalene IV 00:08:10
Emmanuel IV 00:08:12
Pembroke IV 00:08:13 (Pembroke V qualified and have been relabelled Pembroke IV)
Queens' V 00:08:22
Sidney Sussex III 00:08:32
King's III 00:08:34
Lady Margaret VI 00:08:34
Corpus Christi III 00:08:36
Magdalene V 00:08:38
Jesus VI 00:08:44
Christ's IV 00:08:56
Lady Margaret VII 00:09:07
Jesus VII 00:09:18

Women

Jesus IV 00:08:47
King's III 00:08:53
Trinity Hall III 00:08:56
Magdalene III 00:09:02 (Magdalene IV qualified and have been relabelled Magdalene III)
Newnham IV 00:09:03
Peterhouse II 00:09:09
Lady Margaret IV 00:09:12
Caius III 00:09:14
Clare V 00:09:26
Corpus Christi II 00:09:33

The following crews competed for time only:

Women

Selwyn III 00:09:45
Pembroke IV 00:08:49
Selwyn IV 00:10:37
Emma V 00:09:18