The May Bumps 1963 were a set of rowing races held at Cambridge University in June 1963. The event was run as a bumps race and was the 72nd set of races in the series of May Bumps which have been held annually in mid-June since 1887. In 1963, 129 boats competed in eight men's divisions.

These were the only set of bumps races held at Cambridge University in 1963 as the Lent Bumps of 1963 were cancelled due to the river being frozen.

Head of the River crew

Queens' rowed over untroubled in first position to secure their second headship.

Highest 2nd VIIIs

Despite being bumped on every day of the competition, Jesus remained the highest-placed 2nd VIII.

Links to races in other years

Bumps Charts

Below are the bumps charts for the men's 1st division. The bumps chart represents the progress of every crew over all four days of the racing. To follow the progress of any particular crew, simply find the crew's name on the left side of the chart and follow the line to the end-of-the-week finishing position on the right of the chart.

Pos	Crew	Men's Bumps Chart	Crew	Pos
1	Queens'		Queens'	1
2	Jesus		1st & 3rd Trinity	2
3	Lady Margaret		Jesus	3
4	1st & 3rd Trinity		Pembroke	4
5	Pembroke		Clare	5
6	St. Catharine's		Emmanuel	6
7	Clare		Lady Margaret	7
8	Emmanuel		Magdalene	8
9	Jesus II		St. Catharine's	9
10	Magdalene		Christ's	10
11	Christ's		Trinity Hall	11
12	Trinity Hall		Downing	12
13	Lady Margaret II		Jesus II	13
14	Selwyn		St. Catharine's II	14
15	Peterhouse		Lady Margaret II	15
16	Downing		Selwyn	16

References

• Durack, John; Gilbert, George; Marks, Dr. John (2000). The Bumps: An Account of the Cambridge University Bumping Races 1827-1999 ISBN 0-9538475-1-9