article_snippet.sent: Michael Phelps is aiming to compete in a fifth Olympics next year in Rio, although the 18-time Olympic champion won't swim in the world championships this summer.
article_snippet.sent: Michael Phelps confirmed Michael Phelps intention to make one last run at a the 2016 Olympics in Rio on Wednesday. '
article_snippet.sent: You guys heard it here first,' Michael Phelps told reporters at Skyline Aquatic Center, where Michael Phelps will be competing in Michael Phelps first meet since serving a six-month suspension by USA Swimming after a second drunken driving arrest last fall. '
article_snippet.sent: I don't think it's too hard to really realize why I came back.' 18-time Olympic champion Michael Phelps is aiming to compete in a fifth a the 2016 Olympics in Rio next year in Rio .
article_snippet.sent: But Michael Phelps said Michael Phelps won't be swimming at the world meet in Russia in August as part of the punishment set forth by the sport's U.S. governing body.
article_snippet.sent: Michael Phelps had already qualified in three events before being banned from the last major international meet before a the 2016 Olympics in Rio. '
article_snippet.sent: There had been informal discussions about Michael Phelps being reinstated to the US team for worlds, but it would have meant removing swimmers that were named to the US team in Michael Phelps absence. '
article_snippet.sent: Michael Phelps in action during a practice session Mesa, Arizona on Wednesday .
article_snippet.sent: Michael Phelps is back in Arizona, where Michael Phelps attended 45 days of inpatient alcohol rehabilitation after being arrested on DUI charges in Michael Phelps hometown of Baltimore last September.
article_snippet.sent: Michael Phelps is back in Arizona, where Michael Phelps attended 45 days of inpatient alcohol rehabilitation . '
article_snippet.sent: Michael Phelps will be competing in Mesa for the first time since the Pan Pacific Championships last August.
article_snippet.sent: The Arizona meet was where Michael Phelps made Michael Phelps comeback a year ago after an extended retirement following the 2012 Olympics.
article_snippet.sent: Michael Phelps first event is the 100-meter butterfly on Thursday, when Michael Phelps'll compete against longtime rival Ryan Lochte.
highlights_snippet.sent: Michael Phelps is hoping to compete a the 2016 Olympics in Rio .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Michael Phelps will has served a six-month suspension by USA Swimming after a second drunken driving arrest last year .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: 29-year-old will be competing in Mesa for the first time since the Pan Pacific Championships last August .