Michael Phelps finished second in the 200-meter medley final at the short-course World Cup in Stockholm, struggling in the old-style swimsuit that will become standard next year.

Phelps, who won a record eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, clocked in at 1 minute, 53.93 seconds. He was more than two seconds behind South Africa’s Darian Townsend, who won in 1:51.79.

“I’m swimming OK,” Phelps said, adding his time “wasn’t bad.”

Jessica Hardy and Peter Marshall of the United States broke their own previous records. Hardy clocked 28.96 seconds in qualifying for the women’s 50 breaststroke, while Marshall won the 50 backstroke final with a new mark.

From News and wire service reports.