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Phelps, who was suspended last year by USA Swimming after his
arrest on drunk driving charges, is entered in the 100-meter
butterfly on Thursday, 100m backstroke and 400m freestyle on
Friday and 200m individual medley and 100m freestyle on
Saturday.
The April 15-18 meet has attracted some of the top U.S.
swimmers, including Phelps's chief rival Ryan Lochte, who is
entered in the same five events.
It will be familiar surroundings for Phelps, an 18-time Olympic
gold medalist who ended his two-year retirement in 2014 at Mesa,
sparking speculation that he is considering an Olympic comeback
at the 2016 Rio Games.
Following his arrest last September, the 29-year-old swimmer
entered a rehabilitation program and in February announced his
engagement to Nicole Johnson, a former Miss California USA.
(Reporting by Steve Keating in Toronto; Editing by Frank Pingue)
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