EVENT 701 Womens Open 400m Freestyle - Heats
| Heat Number - 1 |
| Lane | Comp.No. | Name | AaD | Club/Country | Time |
| 3 | 1 | Muriel HITCHCOCK | 77 | Spencer | 9:00.00 |
| 4 | 2 | Esther MURRAY | 68 | Gloucester M | 8:28.27 |
| 5 | 3 | Elaine BROMWICH | 73 | Birmingham M | 8:01.64 |
| Heat Number - 2 |
| Lane | Comp.No. | Name | AaD | Club/Country | Time |
| 1 | 4 | Denise CUER | 47 | Co Newport | 7:47.57 |
| 2 | 5 | Diane BRAID | 53 | Mid Sussex | 7:30.51 |
| 3 | 6 | Doreen GORDON | 73 | Southport | 7:30.10 |
| 4 | 7 | Jeanette BENN | 64 | Co Lincoln P | 7:30.00 |
| 5 | 8 | Jane ASHER | 84 | Kings Corm | 7:00.00 |
| 6 | 9 | Margaret ROUSE | 67 | S Bournem'th | 6:50.90 |
| 7 | 10 | Jill COMPLIN | 75 | Romford Town | 6:40.00 |
| 8 | 11 | Jayne DRESSER | 52 | East Leeds | 6:38.55 |
| Heat Number - 3 |
| Lane | Comp.No. | Name | AaD | Club/Country | Time |
| 1 | 12 | Christine AYERS | 62 | South Beds | 6:26.91 |
| 2 | 13 | Sandra VINCENT | 65 | Black Lion | 6:21.49 |
| 3 | 14 | Kathleen Anne RAYMOND | 52 | Sevenoaks | 6:20.00 |
| 4 | 15 | Sharon MCLELLAN | 57 | Sudbury | 6:20.00 |
| 5 | 16 | Katie ANDREWS | 25 | Co Derby | 6:18.68 |
| 6 | 17 | Claire MCMAHON | 35 | Barnet Copt | 6:15.00 |
| 7 | 18 | Felicity HURST | 28 | Co Oxford | 6:13.39 |
| 8 | 19 | Fiona CONWAY | 25 | Loughborough | 6:13.00 |
| Heat Number - 4 |
| Lane | Comp.No. | Name | AaD | Club/Country | Time |
| 1 | 20 | Linden JACK | 49 | St Neot Swan | 6:10.00 |
| 2 | 21 | Frances BAKER | 55 | Launceston | 6:05.72 |
| 3 | 22 | Bronwyn CUMMINGS | 37 | Aer Lingus M | 6:05.53 |
| 4 | 23 | Amy MELLOR | 36 | Oundle | 6:00.00 |
| 5 | 24 | Catherine HARTLE | 57 | Spencer | 5:58.00 |
| 6 | 25 | Barbara BOXALL | 60 | Romford Town | 5:58.00 |
| 7 | 26 | Michele CROWLEY | 54 | Spencer | 5:55.00 |
| 8 | 27 | Wendy HUNTER | 43 | Romford Town | 5:50.00 |
| Heat Number - 5 |
| Lane | Comp.No. | Name | AaD | Club/Country | Time |
| 1 | 28 | Audrey COOPER | 61 | Silver City | 5:46.46 |
| 2 | 29 | Jessica TREVELLICK | 27 | Otter | 5:45.00 |
| 3 | 30 | Jodie COX | 34 | Guildford Ct | 5:42.66 |
| 4 | 31 | Helen HARRIS | 49 | Larkfield | 5:40.36 |
| 5 | 32 | Jennifer OWENS | 30 | South Beds | 5:40.00 |
| 6 | 33 | Fiona MULLEN | 48 | Totnes | 5:40.00 |
| 7 | 34 | Laura HOODLESS | 57 | Hastings | 5:40.00 |
| 8 | 35 | Jayne BALL | 61 | Gloucester M | 5:35.36 |
| Heat Number - 6 |
| Lane | Comp.No. | Name | AaD | Club/Country | Time |
| 1 | 36 | Elaine SEAGER | 52 | Loughborough | 5:35.00 |
| 2 | 37 | Laura SHIELDS | 41 | Scotia | 5:34.08 |
| 3 | 38 | Emily BARWICK | 28 | East Anglian | 5:30.41 |
| 4 | 39 | Philippa O'GRADY | 46 | Wincanton | 5:27.00 |
| 5 | 40 | Bryony WILKES | 45 | Loughborough | 5:25.10 |
| 6 | 41 | Felicity HANNON | 26 | Otter | 5:25.01 |
| 7 | 42 | Natalie ALLEN | 22 | UEA Norwich | 5:24.00 |
| 8 | 43 | Helen AKERS | 44 | Long Eaton | 5:23.53 |
| Heat Number - 7 |
| Lane | Comp.No. | Name | AaD | Club/Country | Time |
| 1 | 44 | Alyson FORDHAM | 59 | Romford Town | 5:23.50 |
| 2 | 45 | Sally WINTER | 55 | Bishop Stort | 5:21.52 |
| 3 | 46 | Jackie O'CONNOR | 33 | Nac Masters | 5:20.61 |
| 4 | 47 | June FALCONER | 51 | Silver City | 5:20.59 |
| 5 | 48 | Zsuzsanna FELVEGI | 36 | Co Oxford | 5:20.00 |
| 6 | 49 | Fiona MCEWEN | 45 | W Lon Pengu | 5:19.00 |
| 7 | 50 | Emma MILES | 27 | Royal Navy | 5:18.05 |
| 8 | 51 | Emma HARVEY | 36 | Barnet Copt | 5:15.50 |
| Heat Number - 8 |
| Lane | Comp.No. | Name | AaD | Club/Country | Time |
| 1 | 52 | Jane STALKER | 30 | Camphill Ed | 5:15.28 |
| 2 | 53 | Jessie CAMPBELL | 45 | Spencer | 5:15.00 |
| 3 | 54 | Kathryn LOVEYS | 28 | Co Cambridge | 5:13.19 |
| 4 | 55 | Leanne ATKINS | 29 | Co Derby | 5:12.51 |
| 5 | 56 | Natasha MORGAN | 33 | Southwark | 5:10.67 |
| 6 | 57 | Olivia REYNOLDS | 29 | Otter | 5:08.56 |
| 7 | 58 | Dymphna MORRIS | 54 | Hibernian Ma | 5:07.00 |
| 8 | 59 | Laura ROBERTSON | 27 | Silver City | 5:05.59 |
| Heat Number - 9 |
| Lane | Comp.No. | Name | AaD | Club/Country | Time |
| 1 | 60 | Sabrina WIEDMER | 27 | Hibernian Ma | 5:05.05 |
| 2 | 61 | Jennifer CHAPLIN | 19 | Warwick Uni | 5:03.17 |
| 3 | 62 | Jessica FARMER | 20 | Co South'ton | 5:02.82 |
| 4 | 63 | Rachael GORMAN | 24 | Oldham Aqua | 5:01.77 |
| 5 | 64 | Lauren WILLCOX | 29 | Saxon Crown | 5:01.29 |
| 6 | 65 | Lucy GALE | 20 | Perry B & TS | 5:00.21 |
| 7 | 66 | Kate NICHOLSON | 33 | Newcastle | 5:00.02 |
| 8 | 67 | Miriama OWENS | 35 | Putteridge | 5:00.00 |
| Heat Number - 10 |
| Lane | Comp.No. | Name | AaD | Club/Country | Time |
| 1 | 68 | Janet MCLEAN | 42 | Carnegie | 4:59.00 |
| 2 | 69 | Amy VAAL | 26 | Bracknell | 4:58.99 |
| 3 | 70 | Nicola LATTY | 44 | Sub 160 | 4:58.00 |
| 4 | 71 | April RICHARDS | 23 | Potters Bar | 4:55.33 |
| 5 | 72 | Katie WALKER-STABELER | 26 | Birmingham M | 4:55.00 |
| 6 | 73 | Dawn PALMER | 39 | Romford Town | 4:55.00 |
| 7 | 74 | Alexis HIGLETT | 32 | Otter | 4:54.75 |
| 8 | 75 | Jessica WOODDISSE | 40 | Sub 160 | 4:53.24 |
| Heat Number - 11 |
| Lane | Comp.No. | Name | AaD | Club/Country | Time |
| 1 | 77 | Sarah COLLINGS | 37 | Sub 160 | 4:50.00 |
| 2 | 79 | Sally CARTER | 19 | Caradon | 4:42.70 |
| 3 | 81 | Emma STUDD | 19 | teamipswich | 4:40.32 |
| 4 | 83 | Kirsten CAMERON | 42 | East Leeds | 4:29.00 |
| 5 | 82 | Rachael KEIR | 29 | Silver City | 4:37.33 |
| 6 | 80 | Jennifer TITTERINGTON | 22 | Co Manch Aq | 4:41.02 |
| 7 | 78 | Emma GAGE | 26 | Trafford Met | 4:48.32 |
| 8 | 76 | Lucy LLOYD-ROACH | 32 | Trafford Met | 4:50.45 |