| Heat Number - 1 | |||||
| Lane | Comp.No. | Name | A.G. | Club | Time |
| 1 | 2 | Uni Nottingham 2 | Uni of Nott | 4:11.18 | |
| 2 | 4 | Repton 3 | Repton | 4:02.09 | |
| 3 | 6 | Repton 2 | Repton | 4:00.82 | |
| 4 | 8 | Repton 1 | Repton | 3:55.22 | |
| 5 | 7 | Uni Nottingham 1 | Uni of Nott | 3:56.40 | |
| 6 | 5 | City of Linc Pentaqua | Co Lincoln P | 4:01.00 | |
| 7 | 3 | Nova Centurion | Nova Cent'n | 4:03.00 | |
| 8 | 1 | Loughborough Uni | Lboro Uni | ||