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