| Place | Performance | Athlete | Team |
| 1 | 1:57.27 | Q: MOTLHABEDI - KARABELO | GAUTENG MAINSTREAM |
| 2 | 1:57.54 | Q: MOHLANGA - JOSEPH | FREE STATE MAINSTREAM |
| 3 | 1:57.82 | Q: ROUX - RUDUAN | MPUMALANGA MAINSTREAM |
| 4 | 1:58.01 | q: DE WET - JADEN | GAUTENG MAINSTREAM |
| 5 | 2:01.00 | q: MAGANGA - KHAYALENKOSI | NORTHERN CAPE MAINSTREAM |
| 6 | 2:02.09 | q: SIMANGO - LETHABO | LIMPOPO MAINSTREAM |
| 7 | 2:03.00 | -: WESSELS - BRENDON | EASTERN CAPE MAINSTREAM |
| 8 | 2:03.75 | -: MTOLO - SIPHIWE | FREE STATE MAINSTREAM |
| 9 | 2:11.02 | -: MAKUBEDI - MATOME | LIMPOPO MAINSTREAM |