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 18 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.

2026

The Getting-On Race took place on 27 February 2026. 

The following open crews got on (in alphabetical order)

Darwin O2
Emmanuel O3
First and Third O3
Fitzwilliam O2
Jesus O3
Lady Margaret O3
Lucy Cavendish O2
Pembroke O3
Peterhouse O2
Robinson O2
Selywn O2
Sidney Sussex O2
Sidney Sussex O3
St Catharine’s O2
Trinity Hall O2
Trinity Hall O3

The following open crews did not get on (in time order)

Churchill O2 - 8:13
Downing O3 - 8:14
Fitzwilliam O3 - 8:14
Kings O2 - 8:15
First and Third O4 - 8:22
Trinity Hall O4 - 8:23
Caius O3 - 8:34
Girton O2 - 8:40
Pembroke O4 - 8:41
Jesus O4 - 8:42
Peterhouse O3 - 8:49
Queens O3 - 8:51
Christs O3 - 8:52
Robinson O3 - 8:58
Wolfson O2 - 9:02
St Edmunds O2 - 12:18

The following women's crews got on (in alphabetical order)

Churchill W3
Corpus Christi W2
Emmanuel W4
Homerton W2
Jesus W3
Jesus W4
Kings W2
Magdalene W2
Murray Edwards W2
Peterhouse W2
Selwyn W2
St Catherine’s W2
St Edmunds W2

The following women's crews did not get on (in time order)

Caius W3 - 9:24
Newnham W4 - 9:31
Fitzwilliam W2 - 9:35
Pembroke W3 - 9:38
Girton W2 - 9:42
Wolfson W3 - 9:43
Murray Edwards W3 - 9:48
Robinson W2 - 9:48
Sidney Sussex W2 - 10:00
Churchill W4 - 10:02
Trinity Hall W3 - 10:06
Peterhouse W3 - 10:06
Darwin W2 - 10:11