| | Heat Number - 1 | | | |
| Lane | Comp.No. | __________Name__________ | Aad | Club/Country | Time |
| 1 | 2 | City of Bristol SC | 16 | Co Bristol | 4:09.63 |
| 2 | 4 | Beckenham SC | 16 | Beckenham | 4:09.03 |
| 3 | 6 | East Essex SC | 16 | East Essex | 4:08.52 |
| 4 | 8 | Ren 96 | 16 | Ren 96 | 4:07.37 |
| 5 | 10 | Kingston Upon Hull SC | 16 | KingstonHull | 4:06.58 |
| 6 | 9 | Nova Centurion SC | 16 | Nova Cent'n | 4:07.00 |
| 7 | 7 | Plymouth Leander SC | 16 | Plymouth Lea | 4:07.58 |
| 8 | 5 | Leatherhead SC | 16 | Leatherhead | 4:08.68 |
| 9 | 3 | Wycombe District SC | 16 | Wycombe Dist | 4:09.24 |
| 10 | 1 | City of Leeds SC | 16 | Co Leeds | 4:10.87 |
| | Heat Number - 2 | | | |
| Lane | Comp.No. | __________Name__________ | Aad | Club/Country | Time |
| 1 | 12 | Hatfield SC | 16 | Hatfield | 4:05.95 |
| 2 | 14 | City of Coventry SC | 16 | Co Coventry | 4:04.79 |
| 3 | 16 | City of Manchester Aqu | 16 | Co Manch Aq | 4:03.84 |
| 4 | 18 | Portsmouth Northsea SC | 16 | Portsmouth N | 4:03.29 |
| 5 | 20 | Durham University Aqua | 16 | Durham Aqua | 4:01.15 |
| 6 | 19 | City of Cardiff | 16 | Co Cardiff | 4:02.33 |
| 7 | 17 | Stockport Metro SC | 16 | Stockport Mo | 4:03.73 |
| 8 | 15 | City of Liverpool SC | 16 | Co Liverpool | 4:04.21 |
| 9 | 13 | Millfield School | 16 | Millfield | 4:05.24 |
| 10 | 11 | City of Newcastle | 16 | Co Newcastle | 4:06.49 |