| Place | Performance | Athlete | Team |
| 1 | 1:59.93 | q: DLODLO - LETHUKUTHULA | RSSA |
| 2 | 2:00.13 | q: KASSIER - LUCA ECKHARD | HILTON HARRIES |
| 3 | 2:00.17 | q: SWARTZ - MAURITZ | ASPIRE AC |
| 4 | 2:00.73 | q: MADIKANE - SELULEKO | GRANTHAM PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL |
| 5 | 2:04.40 | q: RADEBE - STHEMBINKOSI | ORCAS RUNNING ACADEMY |
| 6 | 2:11.03 | q: MBATHA - NDALENHLE | SIYATHUTHUKA DEV |
| 7 | 2:11.46 | q: MDLETSHE - MPENDULO | NONGOMA RABBITS A.C |
| 8 | 2:11.81 | q: LIBAZI - LIYEMA | ITHEMBA AC |
| 9 | 2:12.16 | q: TESNAAR - LOUIS | AMANZIMTOTI AC |