| Heat Number - 1 | |||||
| Lane | Comp.No. | Name | A.G. | Club/Country | Time |
| 2 | 2 | Team Mercia | Team Mercia | 9:14.06 | |
| 3 | 4 | The Royal Wolverhampto | Royal Wolv | 8:46.73 | |
| 4 | 6 | City of Birmingham SC | Co Birm'ham | 8:44.45 | |
| 5 | 5 | Ellesmere College Tita | Ellesmere Co | 8:40.20 | |
| 6 | 3 | City of Coventry SC | Co Coventry | DN:C . | |
| 7 | 1 | Worcester SC | Worcester | 9:15.17 | |