Heat 1

1. Zhang Xiuyun, China, 7 minutes 38.16 seconds

2. Julia Michalska, Poland, 7:41.16

3. Sophie Balmary, France, 7:47.37

4. Maria Gabriela Best Palazzolo, Argentina, 7:58.60

5. Soraya Jadue, Chile, 8:04.08

Heat 2

1. Emma Twigg, New Zealand, 7:45.18

2. Iva Obradovic, Serbia, 7:49.13

3. Nuria Dominguez, Spain, 7:58.03

4. Fabiana Beltrame, Brazil, 8:08.84

5. Lee Ka Man, Hong Kong, China, 8:23.02

Heat 3

1. Ekaterina Karsten, Belarus, 7:40.03

2. Michelle Guerette, United States, 7:49.14

3. Shin Yeongeun, South Korea, 8:17.40

4. Inga Dudchenko, Kazakhstan, 8:28.24

Heat 4

1. Rumyana Neykova, Bulgaria, 7:56.07

2. Maira Gonzalez, Cuba, 8:07.22

3. Rika Geyser, South Africa, 8:20.26

4. Shwe Zin Latt, Myanmar, 8:42.23

Heat 5

1. Gabriella Bascelli, Italy, 7:43.67

2. Pippa Savage, Austrilia, 7:57.95

3. Camila Vargas, El Salvador, 8:32.06

4. Homa Hosseini, Iran, 9:02.12

Heat 6

1. Miroslava Knapkova, Czech Republic, 7:51.56

2. Frida Svensson, Swden, 7:56.39

3. Elana Hill, Zimbabwe, 8:35.53

4. Heba Ahmed, Egypt, 8:35.53