U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps (L) embraces Brazil soccer legend Pele during a promotional event in Sao Paulo December 4, 2013. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker
(Reuters) - Michael Phelps, the most decorated swimmer of all time, will come out of retirement next week, the clearest signal yet that he is getting ready to make an Olympic comeback at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games.
The American, who has not competed since the 2012 London Games, will headline an April 24-26 meet in Mesa, Arizona, with fellow Olympians Ryan Lochte and Katie Ledecky, USA Swimming said in a statement on Monday.
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