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Michael Phelps is coming out of retirement, the first step toward possibly swimming at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
The 22-time Olympic medalist will compete for the first time since the 2012 London Games at a meet in Ariz next Thursday to Saturday.
Bob Bowman, the swimmer's longtime coach, told The Associated Press on Monday that Phelps is entered in three events - the 50- and 100-meter freestyles and the 100 butterfly.
Phelps returned to training last fall and re-entered the U.S. drug-testing program.
He has completed his six-month waiting period by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency to be eligible for competition.
