| Place | Performance | Athlete | Team |
| 1 | 2:02.72 | Q: GABRIELS - JORDIN | WESTERN CAPE |
| 2 | 2:11.44 | Q: SAMBO - DAWSON | GAUTENG |
| 3 | 2:15.40 | Q: NGOZO - WANDILE | MPUMALANGA |
| 4 | 2:17.75 | q: TSIBELA - MALCOLM | FREESTATE |
| 5 | 2:20.27 | q: FEBRUARY - KEANO | WESTERN CAPE |
| 6 | 2:29.59 | -: KHULU - BULELWA | KWAZULU-NATAL |
| 7 | 2:32.12 | -: NGCUNGAMA - SANDISO | KWAZULU-NATAL |