| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | USA | United States |  USA | 3:23.38 Q SB | 
| 2 | 2 | 1 | GBR | Great Britain & NI |  GBR | 3:23.92 Q SB | 
| 3 | 1 | 2 | JAM | Jamaica |  JAM | 3:24.23 Q SB | 
| 4 | 2 | 2 | BEL | Belgium |  BEL | 3:28.02 Q SB | 
| 5 | 3 | 2 | CAN | Canada |  CAN | 3:28.49 Q SB | 
| 6 | 4 | 2 | ITA | Italy |  ITA | 3:28.72 q SB | 
| 7 | 3 | 1 | FRA | France |  FRA | 3:28.89 Q SB | 
| 8 | 4 | 1 | SUI | Switzerland |  SUI | 3:29.11 q SB | 
| 9 | 5 | 1 | UKR | Ukraine |  UKR | 3:29.25 SB | 
| 10 | 5 | 2 | POL | Poland |  POL | 3:29.34 | 
| 11 | 6 | 1 | GER | Germany |  GER | 3:30.48 | 
| 12 | 6 | 2 | NOR | Norway |  NOR | 3:32.00 | 
| 13 | 7 | 2 | ESP | Spain |  ESP | 3:32.87 | 
| 14 | 7 | 1 | RSA | South Africa |  RSA | 3:34.68 | 
| 1 | NED | Netherlands |  NED | DQ | ||
| 2 | BAH | Bahamas |  BAH | DNS |