| Heat Number - 1 | |||||
| Lane | Comp.No. | Name | A.G. | Club/Country | Time |
| 1 | 1 | Team Mercia | Team Mercia | 8:50.88 | |
| 2 | 3 | Worcester SC | Worcester | 8:32.49 | |
| 3 | 5 | The Royal Wolverhampto | Royal Wolv | 8:17.80 | |
| 4 | 7 | City of Birmingham A | Co Birm'ham | 8:08.28 | |
| 5 | 6 | Ellesmere College Tita | Ellesmere Co | 8:07.12 | |
| 6 | 4 | City of Coventry SC | Co Coventry | 8:27.49 | |
| 7 | 2 | City of Birmingham B | Co Birm'ham | 8:57.06 | |