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. Crews are timed from the Little Bridge to the finishing post 78 yards downstream of the Railway Bridge and the fastest will qualify for places in the Bumps.

The May Bumps Getting-On Race 2011 took place on Friday 10th June.

Men's Crews (Division 6)

The following crews qualified for places in Division 6:

• Clare IV
• Emmanuel V (henceforth known as Emmanuel IV)
• Magdalene IV
• Downing V
• King's IV
• Churchill IV
• Corpus Christi III
• Hughes Hall III
• Queens' V
• Selwyn IV
• Sidney Sussex IV

Times for non-qualifying crews are shown below.

Women's Crews (Division 4)

The following crews qualified for places in Division 4:

• Hughes Hall/Lucy Cavendish II
• Clare III
• Peterhouse II
• Trinity Hall III
• Jesus IV
• Pembroke V (henceforth known as Pembroke IV)
• Selwyn III

Times for non-qualifying crews are shown below.