Not Competing : 4
| Heat Number - 1 | |||||
| Lane | Comp.No. | Name | A.G. | Club/Country | Time |
| 2 | 2 | Leyland Barracudas | Leyland Barr | 8:57.60 | |
| 3 | 5 | City of Manchester A | Co Manch Aq | 8:28.02 | |
| 4 | 7 | City of Salford A | Co Salford | 8:08.60 | |
| 5 | 6 | Preston A | Preston | DQ: . | |
| 6 | 3 | Winsford A | Winsford | 8:31.19 | |
| 7 | 1 | Winsford B | Winsford | 8:50.75 | |