First 1 in each heat and next 6 fastest progress to the final.
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Golden Grove A | 2:05.40 | Q | |
| 2 | Western Athletics A | 2:06.79 | q | |
| 3 | Salisbury A | 2:07.52 | q | |
| 4 | Hallett Cove A | 2:08.89 | q | |
| 5 | Eastern Districts B | 2:12.58 | ||
| 6 | Tea Tree Gully A | 2:15.93 | ||
| 7 | Woodville A | 2:21.27 | ||
| 8 | Ingle Farm A | 2:42.74 |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Districts A | 1:58.87 | Q | |
| 2 | Enfield A | 2:05.58 | q | |
| 3 | Mt Barker A | 2:05.77 | q | |
| 4 | Magill A | 2:06.12 | q | |
| 5 | Salisbury B | 2:11.59 | ||
| 6 | Western Athletics B | 2:14.22 | ||
| 7 | Plympton A | 2:14.61 |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Districts A | 1:58.87 | Q | |
| 2 | Golden Grove A | 2:05.40 | Q | |
| 3 | Enfield A | 2:05.58 | q | |
| 4 | Mt Barker A | 2:05.77 | q | |
| 5 | Magill A | 2:06.12 | q | |
| 6 | Western Athletics A | 2:06.79 | q | |
| 7 | Salisbury A | 2:07.52 | q | |
| 8 | Hallett Cove A | 2:08.89 | q | |
| 9 | Salisbury B | 2:11.59 | ||
| 10 | Eastern Districts B | 2:12.58 | ||
| 11 | Western Athletics B | 2:14.22 | ||
| 12 | Plympton A | 2:14.61 | ||
| 13 | Tea Tree Gully A | 2:15.93 | ||
| 14 | Woodville A | 2:21.27 | ||
| 15 | Ingle Farm A | 2:42.74 |