The college first boats, both men and women, have been Head of the
Lent Bumps and
May Bumps on numerous occasions in the history of the races, dominating the Mays in the 1890s and both events in the early 1990s. From 1890 until 1898, Trinity Hall stayed Head of the Mays for 33 consecutive days, which remains to this day the longest continuous defence by a single club of the bumps headship since the Lent and May Bumps became separate events. Trinity Hall were eventually deposed from the top spot in 1898 by
First Trinity, who held the headship for 10 days, then
Third Trinity who held the headship for a further 24 days, then again by
First Trinity for 2 more days, meaning that boats from
Trinity College held the headship for 36 consecutive days, but until the 1940s, Trinity maintained more than one boatclub. to be awarded Blades in
Lent Bumps 2009 == Honours ==