| Heat Number - 1 | |||||
| Lane | Comp.No. | Name | A.G. | Club/Country | Time |
| 1 | 1 | Falcon Nttm | -- | Falcon Nttm | 4:53.00 |
| 2 | 3 | Chesterfield | -- | Chesterfield | 4:27.51 |
| 3 | 5 | Derventio | -- | Derventio | 4:20.00 |
| 4 | 7 | Nova Cent'n | -- | Nova Cent'n | 4:12.30 |
| 5 | 6 | Leamington | -- | Leamington | 4:19.43 |
| 6 | 4 | Northampton | -- | Northampton | 4:23.00 |
| 7 | 2 | Co Derby | -- | Co Derby | 4:28.30 |