Michael Phelps ending retirement?

ESPN.com is reporting that Olympic great Michael Phelps will be coming out of retirement for the possibility of swimming at a fifth Olympics in Rio in 2016.

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The 22-time Olympic medalist will compete for the first time since the 2012 London Games at a meet in Mesa, Ariz., on April 24-26.

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.

"I think he's just going to test the waters a little bit and see how it goes," Bowman said by phone from Baltimore. "I wouldn't say it's a full-fledged comeback."

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Phelps will turn 29 in June and is the winningest and most decorated athlete in Olympic history. Through is career, he has 18 gold medals and 22 medals overall.

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