Magdalene Boat Club
Magdalene Boat Club /ˈmɔːdlɪn/ is the rowing club for members of Magdalene College, Cambridge.
Magdalene Boat Club was founded in 1828. Mountaineer George Mallory was Captain of Boats (1907–08) when MBC was widely recognised as the fastest boat on the River Cam.
Magdalene is one of the smaller colleges in Cambridge University, but has often put out strong crews. In the early history of the Lent and May Bumps, Magdalene 1st men's VIII were often found in the 2nd division, occasionally slipping into the 3rd. Since about the 1950s, the 1st VIII has largely been in the 1st division or top few crews of the 2nd division. Magdalene men have never held a headship of either set of races, having reached a highest position of 6th in the Lent Bumps in 1979 and 3rd in the May Bumps in 1996. Magdalene was the last Oxbridge college to admit women, and a women's crew first appeared in 1989. The women's 1st VIII in the Lent Bumps has spent most of its time in the 2nd division, climbing into the 1st for only 3 days in 1994 and not returning to the 1st division until 2010. The men's May Bumps crew has been quite successful in recent years, reaching 10th in 2005 and now standing 16th on the river. In 2008 the women's 1st VIII achieved blades in both the Lent Bumps and May Bumps, and it won blades in three consecutive Lents from 2008 to 2010.
Magdalene is currently unique amongst Cambridge college boat clubs in that the men and women row with slightly different patterns on their blades. The colours of MBC are lavender and indigo.
Recent Form
Below are the results of the last decade of bumps races. Results given are for the 1st VIII and Women's 1st VIII only.
Lent Bumps
Men
| Year | Finish position | 1st day | 2nd day | 3rd day | 4th Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 12th | bumped Selwyn | bumped Girton | rowed-over | bumped Queens' |
| 1999 | 12th | rowed-over | bumped Pembroke | rowed-over | bumped by Robinson |
| 2000 | 16th | bumped by Clare | bumped by Selwyn | bumped by St. Catharine's | bumped by Girton |
| 2001 | 18th | bumped by Caius II | bumped by Pembroke | (cancelled) | (cancelled) |
| 2002 | 20th | rowed-over | bumped by Sidney Sussex | rowed-over | bumped by Queens' |
| 2003 | 21st | rowed-over | bumped by Lady Margaret II | rowed-over | rowed-over |
| 2004 | 16th | bumped Sidney Sussex | bumped Lady Margaret II | bumped Girton & Fitzwilliam | bumped Caius II |
| 2005 | 16th | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over |
| 2006 | 19th | bumped by King's | bumped by Fitzwilliam | bumped by Lady Margaret II | rowed-over |
| 2007 | 16th | bumped St. Catharine's & Lady Margaret II | bumped Robinson | rowed-over | rowed-over |
| 2008 | 14th | rowed-over | bumped Selwyn | rowed-over | bumped Queens' |
| 2009 | 11th | bumped Churchill | bumped Christ's | rowed-over | bumped King's |
| 2010 | 13th | bumped by King's | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped by Peterhouse |
| 2011 | 11th | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped King's | bumped Emmanuel |
| 2012 | 14th | rowed-over | bumped by Girton | bumped by Christ's | bumped by Robinson |
| 2013 | 17th | rowed-over | bumped by St. Catharine's | bumped by King's | bumped by Selwyn |
Women
| Year | Finish position | 1st day | 2nd day | 3rd day | 4th Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 22nd | bumped Homerton | rowed-over | bumped Corpus Christi | bumped Jesus II |
| 1999 | 21st | rowed-over | bumped Lady Margaret II | rowed-over | rowed-over |
| 2000 | 23rd | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped by Lady Margaret II | bumped by Jesus II |
| 2001 | 22nd | rowed-over | bumped Lady Margaret II | (cancelled) | (cancelled) |
| 2002 | 22nd | (cancelled) | bumped by Lady Margaret II | rowed-over | bumped Lady Margaret II |
| 2003 | 19th | bumped Fitzwilliam | bumped Anglia Ruskin | rowed-over | bumped Jesus II |
| 2004 | 21st | bumped by Jesus II | bumped by Robinson | rowed-over | rowed-over |
| 2005 | 23rd | bumped by Fitzwilliam | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped by King's |
| 2006 | 26th | bumped by Peterhouse | bumped by Lady Margaret II | rowed-over | bumped by Darwin |
| 2007 | 28th | bumped by Anglia Ruskin | rowed-over | bumped by Emmanuel II | rowed-over |
| 2008 | 24th | bumped Darwin | bumped Sidney Sussex | bumped Anglia Ruskin | bumped New Hall |
| 2009 | 20th | bumped Robinson | bumped Emmanuel II | bumped Lady Margaret II | bumped Fitzwilliam |
| 2010 | 16th | bumped Jesus II | bumped Girton | bumped Selwyn | bumped Peterhouse |
| 2011 | 13th | bumped Churchill | rowed-over | bumped King's | bumped St. Catharine's |
| 2012 | 15th | bumped by St. Catharine's | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped by King's |
| 2013 | 19th | bumped by Peterhouse | bumped by Murray Edwards | bumped by Churchill | bumped by Selwyn |
May Bumps
Men
| Year | Finish position | 1st day | 2nd day | 3rd day | 4th Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10th | rowed-over | bumped by Lady Margaret | bumped by Pembroke | bumped by Emmanuel |
| 1999 | 14th | bumped by Churchill | bumped by Fitzwilliam | bumped by Christ's | bumped by Peterhouse |
| 2000 | 18th | bumped by Robinson | bumped by St. Catharine's | bumped by Clare | bumped by Selwyn |
| 2001 | 17th | rowed-over | bumped Peterhouse | rowed-over | rowed-over |
| 2002 | 13th | bumped Fitzwilliam | bumped Selwyn | bumped Pembroke | bumped Churchill |
| 2003 | 11th | rowed-over | bumped Christ's | bumped Clare | rowed-over |
| 2004 | 10th | bumped Jesus | bumped Emmanuel | rowed-over | bumped by Churchill |
| 2005 | 11th | bumped by Jesus | bumped Jesus | bumped by Jesus | rowed-over |
| 2006 | 15th | bumped by Pembroke | bumped by Emmanuel | bumped by Christ's | bumped by Clare |
| 2007 | 17th | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped by 1st & 3rd Trinity II | bumped by Fitzwilliam |
| 2008 | 16th | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped Robinson |
| 2009 | 12th | bumped Christ's | bumped 1st & 3rd Trinity II | bumped Emmanuel | bumped Churchill |
| 2010 | 10th | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped Clare | bumped Trinity Hall |
| 2011 | 10th | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over | rowed-over |
| 2012 | 14th | bumped by Clare | bumped by Emmanuel | bumped by Christ's | bumped by King's |
Women
| Year | Finish position | 1st day | 2nd day | 3rd day | 4th Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 15th | rowed-over | bumped Sidney Sussex | bumped New Hall | bumped St. Catharine's |
| 1999 | 17th | bumped by St. Catharine's | bumped by Robinson | bumped Robinson | bumped by Robinson |
| 2000 | 20th | bumped by New Hall | bumped by 1st & 3rd Trinity | rowed-over | bumped by Girton |
| 2001 | 20th | rowed-over | bumped by Peterhouse | rowed-over | bumped 1st & 3rd Trinity |
| 2002 | 18th | bumped by 1st & 3rd Trinity | bumped 1st & 3rd Trinity | bumped Robinson | bumped Queens' |
| 2003 | 16th | bumped Anglia Ruskin | bumped Peterhouse | rowed-over | rowed-over |
| 2004 | 12th | bumped Selwyn | bumped Christ's | bumped St. Catharine's | bumped New Hall |
| 2005 | 10th | rowed-over | bumped Churchill | bumped Downing | rowed-over |
| 2006 | 13th | rowed-over | bumped by Downing | bumped by Churchill | bumped by 1st & 3rd Trinity |
| 2007 | 19th | overbumped by Queens' | bumped by St. Catharine's | bumped by Jesus II | bumped by Peterhouse |
| 2008 | 14th | bumped Peterhouse & King's | bumped St. Catharine's | bumped Churchill | bumped Jesus II |
| 2009 | 12th | rowed-over | bumped Trinity Hall | bumped Queens' | rowed-over |
| 2010 | 15th | rowed-over | bumped by Queens' | bumped by St. Catharine's | bumped by Trinity Hall |
| 2011 | 13th | rowed-over | rowed-over | bumped Girton | bumped St. Catharine's |
| 2012 | 16th | rowed-over | bumped by St. Catharine's | bumped by Girton | bumped by Selwyn |
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