| Heat Number - 1 | |||||
| Lane | Comp.No. | Name | AaD | Club | Time |
| 3 | 1 | Josh Denholm | 17 | Kuala Lumpur | 2:41.41 |
| 4 | 3 | Jake Chesworth | 15 | Victoria | 2:40.28 |
| 5 | 2 | Joshua Inglis | 15 | Glasgow | 2:37.48 |
| Heat Number - 2 | |||||
| Lane | Comp.No. | Name | AaD | Club | Time |
| 1 | 4 | Edward Ormsby | 15 | Kuala Lumpur | 2:33.06 |
| 2 | 6 | Christian Ryan | 17 | Auckland | 2:25.83 |
| 3 | 8 | Sam Van Der Stroom | 19 | Kuala Lumpur | 2:26.85 |
| 4 | 10 | Olivier Vedrenne | 17 | Glasgow | 2:22.24 |
| 5 | 9 | Elliot Woodburn | 17 | Manchester | 2:28.38 |
| 6 | 7 | Matt Burrows | 17 | Kuala Lumpur | 2:28.00 |
| 7 | 5 | Raheel Mahmood | 15 | Delhi | 2:40.16 |