Not Competing : 3
| Heat Number - 1 | |||||
| Lane | Comp.No. | Name | A.G. | Club/Country | Time |
| 1 | 1 | Crewe Flyers | Crewe Flyers | 8:46.03 | |
| 2 | 4 | Oldham Aquatics | Oldham Aqua | 8:47.31 | |
| 3 | 6 | Pioneer 79 | Pioneer 79 | 8:15.81 | |
| 4 | 8 | Wigan Best | Wigan BEST | 7:57.77 | |
| 5 | 7 | City of Manchester A | Co Manch Aq | 7:53.90 | |
| 6 | 5 | Preston A | Preston | 8:11.60 | |
| 7 | 2 | Winsford A | Winsford | 8:35.70 | |