Michael
Phelps is coming out of retirement, the first step toward swimming at the 2016
Rio Olympics.
The 22-time
Olympic medalist will compete for the first time since the 2012 London Olympics
at a meet in Mesa, Arizona, on April 24-26.
USA Swimming
said on Monday that Phelps is expected to join fellow Olympians Ryan Lochte and
Katie Ledecky at the Arena Grand Prix at Skyline Aquatic Center.
Phelps
returned to training last fall and re-entered the US drug-testing program. He
has completed his six-month waiting period to be eligible for competition by
the US Anti-Doping Agency.
Phelps turns
29 in June and is the winningest and most decorated athlete in Olympic history.
He captured 18 gold medals and 22 medals overall at the last three Summer
Games. He broke Mark Spitz's record for a single Olympics by winning eight gold
medals at Beijing in 2008.
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