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.

2023

The Getting-On Race for the May Bumps 2023 took place on Friday 9th June.

The following crews got on:

Men

Caius M4

Clare Hall M2

King's M3

Pembroke M4

Women

Churchill W3

Hughes Hall W3

Newnham W4

Wolfson W2

The following crews did not get on. 

Men

Magdalene M5 08:23

King's M4 [TO] 09:11

Women

St. Catharine's W4 09:01

Lucy Cavendish W3 [TO] 09:05

Queens' W4 09:07

Magdalene W3 09:23