EVENT 5 Mens Open 50m Backstroke - Heats
| Heat Number - 1 |
| Lane | Comp.No. | Name | AaD | Club/Country | Time |
| 3 | 1 | Paul Clarke | 73 | Beaver Mast | 54.00 |
| 4 | 2 | Paul Partington | 67 | Wincanton | 50.00 |
| 5 | 3 | Peter Stephens | 68 | Truro City | 49.81 |
| 6 | 4 | Robert Palmer | 71 | Havant & Wat | 49.00 |
| Heat Number - 2 |
| Lane | Comp.No. | Name | AaD | Club/Country | Time |
| 2 | 5 | Alan Poole | 62 | Frome | 46.80 |
| 3 | 6 | Shaun Cairns | 51 | Chippenham | 46.30 |
| 4 | 7 | Graeme Vousden | 52 | Corsham | 43.00 |
| 5 | 8 | John Anderson | 56 | Gloucester M | 40.50 |
| 6 | 9 | David Hayward | 57 | Melksham | 40.32 |
| 7 | 10 | Nigel Foster | 65 | S Bournem'th | 39.00 |
| Heat Number - 3 |
| Lane | Comp.No. | Name | AaD | Club/Country | Time |
| 1 | 11 | Matthew Hockin | 31 | Crediton | 35.17 |
| 2 | 13 | Peter Gilpin | 57 | Exmouth | 35.00 |
| 3 | 15 | Chris Archer-Brown | 47 | Bath Univ | 33.00 |
| 4 | 17 | Kalon Veale | 24 | Totnes | 27.93 |
| 5 | 16 | Matthew Hann | 21 | Frome | 30.71 |
| 6 | 14 | Simon Veale | 59 | Totnes | 33.50 |
| 7 | 12 | Stuart Gibbs | 42 | Corsham | 35.00 |