Michael Phelps.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BERLIN -- Michael Phelps has finished fifth in the 200-metre butterfly final at a short-course World Cup meet.

Phelps squeezed in as the eighth and last qualifier in the heats earlier Saturday.

The American swimmer, who won eight gold medals at last year's Beijing Olympics, finished in one minute 52.26 seconds in the final. Phelps is competing in an old-style swimsuit that will become the standard as of Jan. 1.

Nikolay Skvortsov of Russia, who had the fastest qualifying time, also won the final in 1:50.58.