Torpids is one of the two main intercollegiate-only 'bumps' competitions that happen annually in Oxford. Bumps racing essentially turns a non-contact sport into a contact sport - every boat (in a given division) rows off at once and the aim is to catch the crew in front as quickly as possible, ideally before the crew behind catches you!
Read on for a day-by-day, blow-by-blow account of our Torpids campaign...
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