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04-14-2014, 09:50 PM
Olympic God Michael Phelps Ends Retirement. Is Rio 2016 in Sight?
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Joining the ranks of Michael Jordan, Brett Favre and other superstar athletes who retired from their respective sports (http://mashable.com/sports/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) and then reversed those decisions, Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps is hopping back in the pool, prompting speculation that he's eyeing a**ther Olympic appearance at the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Phelps, 28, will compete at the Arena Grand Prix in Mesa, Ariz., from April 24-26, his coach told the Associated Press (http://bigstory.ap.org/article/olympic-great-michael-phelps-ending-retirement) on Monday. This will be his first time competing since the 2012 Olympics.
See also: Michael Phelps at 15 Proves Even Olympians Have an Awkward Stage (http://mashable.com/2014/03/30/michael-phelps-15/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
Phelps won four gold medals and two silver medals at the London Games in 2012 and a record eight gold medals at the Beijing games in 2008. (Overall, he has earned 22 Olympic medals, 18 of them gold, in his career.) Phelps retired after the 2012 Games, saying he didn't want to continue as a professional swimmer into his 30s Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/04/14/michael-phelps-ends-retirement-olympics/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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Joining the ranks of Michael Jordan, Brett Favre and other superstar athletes who retired from their respective sports (http://mashable.com/sports/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) and then reversed those decisions, Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps is hopping back in the pool, prompting speculation that he's eyeing a**ther Olympic appearance at the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Phelps, 28, will compete at the Arena Grand Prix in Mesa, Ariz., from April 24-26, his coach told the Associated Press (http://bigstory.ap.org/article/olympic-great-michael-phelps-ending-retirement) on Monday. This will be his first time competing since the 2012 Olympics.
See also: Michael Phelps at 15 Proves Even Olympians Have an Awkward Stage (http://mashable.com/2014/03/30/michael-phelps-15/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
Phelps won four gold medals and two silver medals at the London Games in 2012 and a record eight gold medals at the Beijing games in 2008. (Overall, he has earned 22 Olympic medals, 18 of them gold, in his career.) Phelps retired after the 2012 Games, saying he didn't want to continue as a professional swimmer into his 30s Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/04/14/michael-phelps-ends-retirement-olympics/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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