| Heat Number - 1 | |||||
| Lane | Comp.No. | Name | A.G. | Club/Country | Time |
| 1 | 1 | City of Derby SC | Co Derby | 8:36.44 | |
| 2 | 3 | Derventio Excel - B | Derventio | 8:44.29 | |
| 3 | 5 | City of Leicester - A | Co Leicester | 8:03.02 | |
| 4 | 7 | Northampton SC - A | Northampton | 8:02.23 | |
| 5 | 6 | Derventio Excel - A | Derventio | 8:16.59 | |
| 6 | 4 | Nova Centurion SC | Nova Cent'n | 8:25.29 | |
| 7 | 2 | Northampton SC - B | Northampton | 8:26.47 | |