| Heat Number - 1 | |||||
| Lane | Comp.No. | Name | A.G. | Club | Time |
| 1 | 1 | Co Peterboro | 17/OV | Co Peterboro | 4:06.00 |
| 2 | 3 | Co Cambridge | 17/OV | Co Cambridge | 4:04.00 |
| 3 | 5 | Hatfield | 17/OV | Hatfield | 4:04.00 |
| 4 | 8 | Basildon Ph | 17/OV | Basildon Ph | 3:50.00 |
| 5 | 7 | Co Norwich | 17/OV | Co Norwich | 3:54.00 |
| 6 | 4 | Bishop Stort | 17/OV | Bishop Stort | 4:04.00 |
| 7 | 2 | Chelmsford | 17/OV | Chelmsford | 4:05.00 |