Germany's Paul Biedermann competes in a heat of the Men's 200M Freestyle, at the FINA Swimming World Championships in Rome, Monday, July 27, 2009. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
ROME (AP) - Michael Phelps has the second-fastest time in morning heats for the 200-meter freestyle at the world championships
Paul Biedermann of Germany was fastest in 1 minute, 45.30 seconds.
Swimming his first individual event, Phelps clocked 1:45.60. Danila Izotov of Russia qualified third for the semifinals later Monday.
Phelps set the world record of 1:42.96 at last year's Beijing Olympics.
On Sunday, Biedermann broke Ian Thorpe's seven-year-old world record in the 400 free.
Phelps also won his first gold Sunday, swimming the leadoff leg for the Americans in the 400 free relay.