Phelps officially returns "Flying Fish" directly points to Rio Olympics

On April 15, Beijing time, 18 Olympic gold medalist Phelps announced that he would return to the swimming world, aiming to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, and his first match after his return will be the American Swimming Grand Prix held in Mesa, Arizona.

On August 4, 2012, American swimming prodigy Phelps announced his retirement after participating in the London Olympics, which made it difficult for many fans to accept. But last fall, media reported that Phelps had officially started to resume training and was re-registered in the drug inspection program of the US Anti-Doping Center. After the 6-month waiting period, he had re-qualified for the official competition and returned to the The swimming world is just around the corner.

In the list of Mesa players released by the American Swimming Association today, Phelps is on the list, which also announces to the world that the former swimming overlord is back. It is reported that Phelps will participate in the three events of the 50-meter and 100-meter freestyle and 100-meter butterfly at the Mesa station. This is also the first time he has participated in the official competition since he resumed training in September. He has been training with coach Bowman at the North Baltimore Swimming Club.

Phars, 29, has won a total of 18 Olympic gold medals since he represented the United States in Sydney for the first time in 2000, which is an Olympic calendar The athlete who won the most gold medals and medals in history, and he won 8 gold medals in a single Olympic Games, becoming the player who won the most gold medals in a single Olympic Games. After the journey to Mesa, Phelps is very likely to continue to participate in other sub-stations of the US Swimming Grand Prix, including the Charlotte Station in May and the California Station in June. His ultimate goal is the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

No matter how many medals Phelps wins, it is just icing on the cake. No one can take away a series of records and miracles he created. However, in terms of commercial value, Phelps' comeback will benefit him more.

Phelps still has endorsements such as Subitao, Subway, and Procter & Gamble, but due to the low exposure rate, the decline in value is inevitable. With his comeback, his commercial value will undoubtedly rise again. Since he may still be the biggest star of the US delegation in the 2016 Rio Olympics, this will undoubtedly continue to give him a good "money prospect".

At the competitive level, he has a greater prospect in making a difference in relay. After all, the team strength of the American men's swimming relay team is there. If Phelps returns to the top four levels of the 100-meter freestyle and 200-meter freestyle, he will have a good chance of being selected into the relay lineup.

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On October 7, 2012, Phelps participated in the Dunhill Links Golf Championship. He and South African "Blade Warrior" Oscar Pistolis were eliminated in the team match of professional/amateur golfers. However, Phelps advanced a 153-foot (about 46.6 meters) super long putt. This hit took 17 seconds from push to hole entry, setting the longest hit record in golf television broadcasts.

In the second half of 2013, Phelps was still in USA The legal drama Suit's debut in the second half of the third season. He plays a client who had an unpleasant experience with Harvey. It is reported that the second half of the season with Phelps cameo is expected to meet the audience in early 2014.