| | Heat Number - 1 | | | |
| Lane | Comp.No. | __________Name__________ | Aad | Club/Country | Time |
| 1 | 2 | City Of Glasgow | 16 | Co Glasgow | 9:00.51 |
| 2 | 4 | City of Coventry SC | 16 | Co Coventry | 8:58.48 |
| 3 | 6 | Amersham SC | 16 | Amersham | 8:56.68 |
| 4 | 8 | Wycombe District SC | 16 | Wycombe Dist | 8:55.14 |
| 5 | 10 | Leatherhead SC | 16 | Leatherhead | 8:53.92 |
| 6 | 9 | City of Birmingham SC | 16 | Co Birm'ham | 8:53.93 |
| 7 | 7 | City of Cardiff | 16 | Co Cardiff | 8:55.47 |
| 8 | 5 | University of Bath SC | 16 | Bath Univ | 8:58.30 |
| 9 | 3 | Beckenham SC | 16 | Beckenham | 8:59.56 |
| 10 | 1 | City of Newcastle | 16 | Co Newcastle | 9:00.54 |
| | Heat Number - 2 | | | |
| Lane | Comp.No. | __________Name__________ | Aad | Club/Country | Time |
| 1 | 12 | City of Leeds SC | 16 | Co Leeds | 8:52.96 |
| 2 | 14 | City of Manchester Aqu | 16 | Co Manch Aq | 8:50.49 |
| 3 | 16 | Hatfield SC | 16 | Hatfield | 8:46.96 |
| 4 | 18 | Portsmouth Northsea SC | 16 | Portsmouth N | 8:41.90 |
| 5 | 20 | Durham University Aqua | 16 | Durham Aqua | 8:18.86 |
| 6 | 19 | Stockport Metro SC | 16 | Stockport Mo | 8:41.48 |
| 7 | 17 | Kingston Upon Hull SC | 16 | KingstonHull | 8:46.29 |
| 8 | 15 | Nova Centurion SC | 16 | Nova Cent'n | 8:48.58 |
| 9 | 13 | T5 London West | 16 | T5 Ldn West | 8:51.52 |
| 10 | 11 | Plymouth Leander SC | 16 | Plymouth Lea | 8:53.81 |