Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Swimmer Michael Phelps Returns to competition in May


Michael Phelps will swim in a meet in Charlotte in may, ending his three-month suspension for being photographed inhaling from a marijuana pipe.

meet officials announced that the Olympic great has committed to the Charlotte UltraSwim from may 14 to 17.

The grand Prix event will be the first major meet for which Phelps is eligible, and his first tuneup before julys world championships in Rome.

Phelps won a record eight gold medals at the beijing Olympics, but he was suspended by USA swimming this month after a published photograph showing him with pipe at a party in november at the U.S.C


Michael Phelps returns