Eights Week

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Series of rowing races at the University of Oxford

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::summary Series of rowing races at the University of Oxford ::

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Eights Week, also known as Summer Eights, is a four-day regatta of bumps races which constitutes the University of Oxford's main intercollegiate rowing event of the year. The regatta takes place in May of each year, from the Wednesday to the Saturday of the fifth week of Trinity Term. Men's and women's eights compete in separate divisions for their colleges.

Overview

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/Eights_Week_-geograph.org.uk-_1135168.jpg" caption="A busy riverbank scene as a boat is returned to one of the college boathouses in Summer Eights 1982"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/The_boathouses,_Oxford.jpg" caption="The scene at Boathouse Island during Summer Eights 2005, crammed with spectators awaiting the next race"] ::

The racing takes place on the Isis, a length of the River Thames, which is generally too narrow for side by side racing. For each division, twelve boats line up at the downstream end of the stretch, each cox holding onto a rope attached to the bank, leaving around 1.5 boat lengths between each boat. The start of racing is signalled by the firing of a cannon, each crew attempting to progress up their division by bumping the boat in front, while avoiding being bumped by the boat behind. Once a bump has taken place, both of the crews involved stop racing and move to the side to allow the rest of the division to pass. It is possible to "over bump" if the 2 crews in front of your boat bump (and so drop out) and your boat can catch the boat that was in front of them. They then swap places for the next day's racing, whether that be the calendar day or the first day of racing in the next year's competition.

The ultimate aim of a crew is to become "Head of the River" (top of the first division) and stay there. This entitles the winning crew to commission trophy oars in their college colours with the names and weights of the successful crew on them—commonly called "winning blades". As this is only possible for crews already near the top of division one, another way to win blades is to bump on each day of the competition.

The "Double Headship" is an accolade awarded to any college finishing with both their men's and women's crews at the "Head of the River" in their respective divisions. This feat has only ever been achieved once, by Pembroke College in 2003. A silver "Double Headship Trophy" was commissioned from the silversmith Peter Musson in 2003, to commemorate the historic occasion.

History

Although regular races between professional watermen had been known since 1715 when Doggett's Coat and Badge was instituted, amateur racing was unknown before 1808. Meanwhile, recreational rowing had begun in Oxford very much earlier, with students rowing in single wherries at least as early as 1769.

The first amateur races between organised clubs which prepared and trained for the event began in Oxford in 1815. In this year, crews from Brasenose College and Jesus College raced for the Head of the River, from Iffley Lock to Mr King's Barge, which was moored near the current Head of the River hotel. The event is also notable for the fact that both crews rowed in eight oared boats, specially built for the purpose. Such recreational as occurred at this time was usually conducted in pairs, or four or six oared cutters. The fact the racing was conducted in eight oared boats gave rise to the event being known as Eights.

Brasenose College and Jesus College recontested the event in 1816, with Brasenose again triumphing. Christ Church joined in the event from 1817, when they went Head, a position they retained until 1819. Christ Church did not row in 1820. The next recorded races, between Brasenose and Jesus, were in 1821 and 1822. A dispute about professional watermen being allowed in college crews precluded racing in 1823. Until this time, Jesus and Brasenose had each used paid coaches who rowed in the stroke seats of the crews.

From 1824, Christ Church and Exeter College began racing, with Exeter going Head in that year. A rule banning the use of "out college men" (i.e. men from other colleges) rowing in college crews saw the entry of Worcester College in 1825, University and Balliol Colleges in 1827, and Oriel and Trinity Colleges in 1828.

During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Summer Eights were cancelled for the first time since the Second World War. In the year after, Summer Eights were replaced by Summer Torpids, which was held instead because the 2021 Torpids races were also cancelled due to the pandemic response. Both Summer Eights and Torpids resumed as regular in 2022, using the college rankings from the end of 2019. In 2023, the Brasenose-Peter's composite crew became the first composite crew to qualify in the history of Summer Eights as well as the first to ever get a bump.

Head of the River – Summary table (excluding World War 2 races)

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BladeCollegeMenWomenHeadshipsLongest time held - MenLongest time held - WomenLast Headship – MenLast Headship - Women
[[File:Oriel College Boat Club Rowing Blade.svg80pxOriel College Boat Club]]Oriel36-361978–84 & 1996–2002-
[[File:Christ Church Boat Club Rowing Blade.svg80pxChrist Church College Boat Club]]Christ Church332351828–322023–24
[[File: Rowing Blade Black.svg80pxBrasenose College Boat Club]]Brasenose24-241888–91 & 1928–31-
[[File:Magdalen College Boat Club Rowing Blade.svg80pxMagdalen College Boat Club]]Magdalen20-201892–95 & 2004–07-
[[File:New College Rowing Blade.svg80pxNew College Boat Club]]New College162181896–992004–05
[[File:University College Oxford Rowing Blade.svg80pxUniversity College Boat Club]]University131141896–99-
[[File:Trinity College Boat Club Rowing Blade.svg80pxTrinity College Boat Club]]Trinity13-131869–71-
[[File:Balliol College Rowing Blade.svg80pxBalliol College Boat Club]]Balliol102121859–60 & 1955–562010–11
[[File:Pembroke College Oxford Boat Club Rowing Blade.svg80pxPembroke College Boat Club]]Pembroke471120132000–03
[[File:St Edmund Hall Rowing Blade.svg80pxSt Edmund Hall Boat Club]]St Edmund Hall5491959–612006–09
[[File:Keble College Boat Club Rowing Blade.svg81x81px]]Keble8-81967–1970-2018
[[File:Somerville College Boat Club Rowing Blade.svg80pxSomerville College Boat Club]]Somerville-88-1990–93
[[File:Wadham College Rowing Blade.svg80pxWadham College Boat Club]]Wadham268-2014–17
[[File:Lady Margaret Rowing Blade.svgframeless81x81px]]Exeter7-71882–84-
Osler House-55-1988–89 & 1994–95-1995
Osler-Green-44-1996–99-1999
[[File:St Hughs Boat Club Rowing Blade.svg80pxSt Hugh's College Boat Club]]St Hugh's-44-1982–84
[[File:Queens College (Oxford) Boat Club Rowing Blade.svg80pxThe Queen's College Boat Club]]Queen's3-3--
[[File:Corpus Christi College Boat Club Rowing Blade.svg80pxCorpus Christi College Boat Club]]Corpus Christi2-2--
[[File:Hertford College Boat Club Rowing Blade.svg80pxHertford College Boat Club]]Hertford1-1--
[[File:Lady Margaret Hall Rowing Blade.svg80pxLady Margaret Hall Boat Club]]Lady Margaret Hall-11--
[[File:Merton College Rowing Blade.svg80pxMerton College Boat Club]]Merton1-1--
[[File:St John's College Oxford Rowing Blade.svg80pxSt John's College Boat Club]]St John's-11--
[[File:Wolfson College Boat Club Rowing Blade.svg80pxWolfson College Boat Club (Oxford)]]Wolfson112--
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Prior to the composite crew with Green College and after the foundation of Green Templeton Boat Club, Osler raced as an independent crew formed of clinical medical students.
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Head of the River – Men

Summer Eights has been held since 1815.

No racing occurred during World War I. In World War II, though college rowing continued, there were insufficient students for normal racing between colleges to be maintained. As a consequence, most colleges competed in composite clubs, and the number of crews competing was greatly curtailed. After the war, normal racing continued, and in 1946 college crews started in the order in which they finished in 1939.

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/1822_Oxford_Eights_cropped.jpg" caption="Brasenose College]], but this is uncertain."] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/UCBC_First_Eight_1963.jpg" caption="[[Stephen Hawking]] coxing the University Men's 1st VIII in 1963"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Polemen.jpg" caption="An example of a 'poleman' manoeuvring a boat into a good alignment to start. This is something unique to bumps racing."] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Jesus_College_Men's_1st_VIII_1993.jpg" caption="Jesus College Men's 1st VIII 1993. The original [[University College Boathouse]] which burnt down in 1999 is visible in the background."] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/Balliol_1st_VII_Headship_2008.jpg" caption="Balliol College Men's 1st VIII rowing to take the Headship in 2008"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/Exeter_bump_Anne's_2017.jpg" caption="Exeter Men's 1st VIII bump St Anne's Men's 1st VIII in 2017 to reach Division II."] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/Balliol_Magdalen_bump_2017.jpg" caption="Balliol Men's 1st VIII bump Magdalen Men's 1st VIII in 2017 to secure blades. An example of the potential risks involved with bumps racing."] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a3/Univ_bump_Magdalen_2024.jpg" caption="University Men's 1st VIII bump Magdalen Men's 1st VIII in 2024."] ::

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YearCollegeYearCollegeYearCollegeYearCollegeYearCollege
1815[[File:Brasenose College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Brasenose1816[[File:Brasenose College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Brasenose1817[[File:Christ-Church College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Christ Church
1820-1821[[File:Brasenose College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Brasenose1822[[File:Brasenose College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Brasenose1823
1825[[File:Christ-Church College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Christ Church1826[[File:Christ-Church College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Christ Church1827[[File:Brasenose College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Brasenose
1830[[File:Christ-Church College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Christ Church1831[[File:Christ-Church College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Christ Church1832[[File:Christ-Church College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Christ Church
1835[[File:Christ-Church College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Christ Church1836[[File:Christ-Church College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Christ Church1837[[File:Queens College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Queen's
1840[[File:Brasenose College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Brasenose1841[[File:University College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] University1842[[File:Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Oriel
1845[[File:Brasenose College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Brasenose1846[[File:Brasenose College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Brasenose1847[[File:Christ-Church College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Christ Church
1850[[File:Wadham College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Wadham1851[[File:Balliol College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Balliol1852[[File:Brasenose College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Brasenose
1855[[File:Balliol College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Balliol1856[[File:Wadham College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Wadham1857[[File:Exeter College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Exeter
1860[[File:Balliol College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Balliol1861[[File:Trinity College, Oxford.svg12px]] Trinity1862[[File:Trinity College, Oxford.svg12px]] Trinity
1865[[File:Brasenose College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Brasenose1866[[File:Brasenose College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Brasenose1867[[File:Brasenose College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Brasenose
1870[[File:University College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] University1871[[File:University College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] University1872[[File:Pembroke College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Pembroke
1875[[File:University College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] University1876[[File:Brasenose College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Brasenose1877[[File:University College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] University
1880[[File:Magdalen College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Magdalen1881[[File:Hertford College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Hertford1882[[File:Exeter College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Exeter
1885[[File:Corpus-Christi College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Corpus Christi1886[[File:Magdalen College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Magdalen1887[[File:New College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] New College
1890[[File:Brasenose College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Brasenose1891[[File:Brasenose College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Brasenose1892[[File:Magdalen College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Magdalen
1895[[File:Magdalen College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Magdalen1896[[File:New College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] New College1897[[File:New College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] New College
1900[[File:Magdalen College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Magdalen1901[[File:New College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] New College1902[[File:University College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] University
1905[[File:Magdalen College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Magdalen1906[[File:Magdalen College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Magdalen1907[[File:Christ-Church College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Christ Church
1910[[File:Magdalen College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Magdalen1911[[File:New College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] New College1912[[File:New College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] New College
1915-1916-1917-1918-1919
1920[[File:Magdalen College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Magdalen1921[[File:New College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] New College1922[[File:New College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] New College
1925[[File:Christ-Church College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Christ Church1926[[File:Christ-Church College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Christ Church1927[[File:Christ-Church College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Christ Church
1930[[File:Brasenose College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Brasenose1931[[File:Brasenose College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Brasenose1932[[File:Magdalen College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Magdalen
1935[[File:Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Oriel1936[[File:Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Oriel1937[[File:New College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] New College
1940[[File:Trinity College, Oxford.svg12px]] Trinity & [[File:Balliol College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Balliol1941[[File:New College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] New College & [[File:Magdalen College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Magdalen1942
1945[[File:Magdalen College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Magdalen1946[[File:Trinity College, Oxford.svg12px]] Trinity1947[[File:Trinity College, Oxford.svg12px]] Trinity
1950[[File:New College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] New College1951[[File:Merton College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Merton1952[[File:Balliol College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Balliol
1955[[File:Balliol College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Balliol1956[[File:Balliol College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Balliol1957[[File:Queens College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Queen's
1960[[File:St-Edmund-Hall College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] St Edmund Hall1961[[File:St-Edmund-Hall College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] St Edmund Hall1962[[File:Christ-Church College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Christ Church
1965[[File:St-Edmund-Hall College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] St Edmund Hall1966[[File:Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Oriel1967[[File:Keble College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Keble
1970[[File:Keble College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Keble1971[[File:Christ-Church College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Christ Church1972[[File:Keble College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Keble
1975[[File:Christ-Church College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Christ Church1976[[File:Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Oriel1977[[File:Keble College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Keble
1980[[File:Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Oriel1981[[File:Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Oriel1982[[File:Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Oriel
1985[[File:Christ-Church College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Christ Church1986[[File:New College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] New College1987[[File:Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Oriel
1990[[File:University College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] University1991[[File:University College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] University1992[[File:Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Oriel
1995[[File:Pembroke College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Pembroke1996[[File:Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Oriel1997[[File:Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Oriel
2000[[File:Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Oriel2001[[File:Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Oriel2002[[File:Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Oriel
2005[[File:Magdalen College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Magdalen2006[[File:Magdalen College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Magdalen2007[[File:Magdalen College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Magdalen
2010[[File:Christ-Church College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Christ Church2011[[File:Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Oriel2012[[File:Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Oriel
2015[[File:Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Oriel2016[[File:Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Oriel2017[[File:Christ-Church College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Christ Church
2020-2021-2022[[File:Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Oriel2023[[File:Oriel College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg
2025[[File:Wolfson College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Wolfson
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No racing owing to the postponement of Torpids to Trinity Term caused by the COVID-19 pandemic
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Head of the River – Women

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/Eights_2005.JPG" caption="Oriel Women's Second Eight bump Magdalen Women's Second Eight on the third day of Summer Eights, 2005."] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Univ_bump_Wolfson_Head_2022.jpg" caption="University Women's 1st VIII bump Wolfson Women's 1st VIII for Headship in 2022."] ::

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YearCollegeYearCollegeYearCollegeYearCollegeYearCollege
1976[[File:Wadham College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Wadham1977[[File:Lady-Margaret-Hall Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Lady Margaret Hall1978[[File:Wadham College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Wadham
1981[[File:Somerville College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Somerville1982[[File:St-Hughs College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] St Hugh's1983[[File:St-Hughs College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] St Hugh's
1986[[File:Somerville College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Somerville1987[[File:Somerville College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Somerville1988Osler House1989
1991[[File:Somerville College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Somerville1992[[File:Somerville College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Somerville1993[[File:Somerville College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Somerville
1996Osler-Green1997Osler-Green1998Osler-Green1999Osler-Green2000
2001[[File:Pembroke College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Pembroke2002[[File:Pembroke College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Pembroke2003[[File:Pembroke College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Pembroke
2006[[File:St-Edmund-Hall College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] St Edmund Hall2007[[File:St-Edmund-Hall College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] St Edmund Hall2008[[File:St-Edmund-Hall College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] St Edmund Hall
2011[[File:Balliol College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Balliol2012[[File:Pembroke College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Pembroke2013[[File:St-John's College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] St John's
2016[[File:Wadham College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Wadham2017[[File:Wadham College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Wadham2018[[File:Pembroke College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Pembroke
2021-2022[[File:University College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] University2023[[File:Christ-Church College Oxford Coat Of Arms.svg12px]] Christ Church2024
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No racing due to the postponed of Torpids to Trinity Term caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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References

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