EVENT 101 Womens Open 1500m Freestyle - Heats
| Heat Number - 1 |
| Lane | Comp.No. | Name | AaD | Club/Country | Time |
| 2 | 1 | Kim John | 54 | Gloucester M | |
| 3 | 2 | Rosemary Johnson | 73 | Somerset | 40:02.10 |
| 4 | 3 | Jean Kitson | 79 | Brixham | 37:09.11 |
| 5 | 4 | Jean Hiatt | 66 | Spondon Mast | 36:00.00 |
| 6 | 5 | Esther Murray | 66 | Gloucester M | 34:15.69 |
| 7 | 6 | Jenny Ball | 75 | Camphill Ed | 31:30.00 |
| Heat Number - 2 |
| Lane | Comp.No. | Name | AaD | Club/Country | Time |
| 1 | 7 | Elaine Bromwich | 71 | Birmingham M | 29:23.89 |
| 2 | 8 | Janet Briggs | 54 | Etwall | 28:30.00 |
| 3 | 9 | Jane Asher | 82 | Kings Corm | 28:00.00 |
| 4 | 10 | Lindsey Walke | 37 | Devonport | 27:00.00 |
| 5 | 11 | Rose Dudeney | 66 | Sussex Marts | 26:15.00 |
| 6 | 12 | Jennifer Howard | 47 | Barnes SC | 25:48.40 |
| 7 | 13 | Lesley Cook | 55 | Otter | 25:35.15 |
| 8 | 14 | Jeanette Benn | 62 | Co Lincoln P | 25:35.00 |
| Heat Number - 3 |
| Lane | Comp.No. | Name | AaD | Club/Country | Time |
| 0 | 15 | Denise Ward | 48 | Devonport | 24:49.36 |
| 1 | 16 | Lucy Roper | 41 | Reading | 24:30.00 |
| 2 | 17 | Katie Andrews | 23 | Co Derby | 24:05.53 |
| 3 | 18 | Frances Hegarty | 53 | Launceston | 24:00.00 |
| 4 | 19 | Lorna Gavin | 23 | Ren 96 | 23:56.76 |
| 5 | 20 | Karen Jennings | 56 | Spondon Mast | 23:40.00 |
| 6 | 21 | Louise Hughes | 20 | Potters Bar | 23:35.69 |
| 7 | 22 | Catherine Hartle | 55 | Spencer | 23:30.00 |
| 8 | 23 | Carolyn Fox | 52 | Reading | 23:15.00 |
| 9 | 24 | Rhian Andrews | 44 | Cardiff Mast | 22:50.00 |
| Heat Number - 4 |
| Lane | Comp.No. | Name | AaD | Club/Country | Time |
| 0 | 25 | Adele Parham | 46 | Exmouth | 22:48.00 |
| 1 | 26 | Stephanie McNally | 24 | Severnside | 22:46.41 |
| 2 | 27 | Judith McGregor-Harper | 43 | Tiverton | 22:45.08 |
| 3 | 28 | Jayne Ball | 59 | Gloucester M | 22:35.00 |
| 4 | 29 | Jessie Campbell | 43 | Spencer | 22:30.00 |
| 5 | 30 | Dorota Pasek-Loughran | 44 | Barnes SC | 22:30.00 |
| 6 | 31 | Margaret Smith | 55 | Co Oxford | 21:59.70 |
| 7 | 32 | Alexandra Christie | 25 | Reading | 21:38.79 |
| 8 | 33 | Rebecca Smith | 45 | Chase | 21:38.00 |
| 9 | 34 | Karen Bassett | 45 | Bracknell | 21:30.05 |
| Heat Number - 5 |
| Lane | Comp.No. | Name | AaD | Club/Country | Time |
| 0 | 36 | Elaine Seager | 50 | Loughborough | 21:30.00 |
| 1 | 38 | Zsuzsanna Felvegi | 34 | Co Oxford | 21:00.00 |
| 2 | 40 | Dymphna Morris | 52 | Aer Lingus | 20:30.00 |
| 3 | 42 | Karen Driver | 42 | Colne | 19:50.11 |
| 4 | 44 | Jessica Wooddisse | 38 | Stroud Mast | 18:58.37 |
| 5 | 43 | Katie Henderson | 32 | Reading | 19:00.00 |
| 6 | 41 | Kay Hamilton | 35 | Romford Town | 20:15.00 |
| 7 | 39 | Gabriella Little | 43 | Co Oxford | 20:30.00 |
| 8 | 37 | Emma Miles | 25 | Royal Navy | 21:16.05 |
| 9 | 35 | Karen Bates | 41 | Rugby | 21:30.00 |