| Heat Number - 1 | |||||
| Lane | Comp.No. | Name | A.G. | Club/Country | Time |
| 1 | 2 | Northampton | Northampton | 4:30.05 | |
| 2 | 4 | Team Mercia | Team Mercia | 4:28.27 | |
| 3 | 6 | Derventio Excel | Derventio | 4:17.50 | |
| 4 | 8 | City of Derby | Co Derby | 4:07.05 | |
| 5 | 7 | Nova Centurion | Nova Cent'n | 4:16.50 | |
| 6 | 5 | Royal Wolverhampton | Royal Wolv | 4:19.10 | |
| 7 | 3 | Melton Mowbray | Melton M'bry | 4:30.00 | |
| 8 | 1 | Wolverhampton | Wolv'hampton | 4:40.00 | |