| Heat Number - 1 | |||||
| Lane | Comp.No. | Name | A.G. | Club/Country | Time |
| 1 | 2 | City of Derby SC | Co Derby | 9:08.85 | |
| 2 | 4 | City of Leicester SC | Co Leicester | 8:57.03 | |
| 3 | 6 | Derventio Excel - B | Derventio | 9:02.72 | |
| 4 | 8 | Derventio Excel - A | Derventio | 8:38.18 | |
| 5 | 7 | Nova Centurion SC - A | Nova Cent'n | 8:43.45 | |
| 6 | 5 | Northampton SC - A | Northampton | 8:45.32 | |
| 7 | 3 | Nova Centurion SC - B | Nova Cent'n | 9:04.23 | |
| 8 | 1 | Northampton SC - B | Northampton | 9:07.67 | |