| | Heat Number - 1 | | | |
| Lane | Comp.No. | __________Name__________ | Aad | Club/Country | Time |
| 1 | 2 | Leatherhead SC | 16 | Leatherhead | 8:22.44 |
| 2 | 4 | City of Liverpool SC | 16 | Co Liverpool | 8:19.47 |
| 3 | 6 | Nova Centurion SC | 16 | Nova Cent'n | 8:17.76 |
| 4 | 8 | City of Sheffield | 16 | Co Sheffield | 8:15.89 |
| 5 | 10 | Wycombe District SC | 16 | Wycombe Dist | 8:09.94 |
| 6 | 9 | T5 London West | 16 | T5 Ldn West | 8:11.71 |
| 7 | 7 | Hatfield SC | 16 | Hatfield | 8:17.12 |
| 8 | 5 | Luton SC | 16 | Luton | 8:19.45 |
| 9 | 3 | Bor Of Burnley CATS | 16 | Bo Burnley | 8:20.07 |
| 10 | 1 | Exeter City SC | 16 | Exeter City | 8:22.51 |
| | Heat Number - 2 | | | |
| Lane | Comp.No. | __________Name__________ | Aad | Club/Country | Time |
| 1 | 12 | Portsmouth Northsea SC | 16 | Portsmouth N | 8:07.54 |
| 2 | 14 | C.O.A.S.T. | 16 | Co Aberdeen | 8:02.94 |
| 3 | 16 | Maxwell Chipping Norto | 16 | Maxwell | 8:02.21 |
| 4 | 18 | Fareham Nomads SC | 16 | Fareham N'ds | 8:01.56 |
| 5 | 20 | City of Cardiff | 16 | Co Cardiff | 7:53.17 |
| 6 | 19 | Millfield School | 16 | Millfield | 7:57.75 |
| 7 | 17 | City of Newcastle | 16 | Co Newcastle | 8:01.81 |
| 8 | 15 | City of Leeds SC | 16 | Co Leeds | 8:02.74 |
| 9 | 13 | Northampton SC | 16 | Northampton | 8:05.96 |
| 10 | 11 | East Essex SC | 16 | East Essex | 8:09.46 |