Michael Phelps says retiring was the easy part, returning to the water has been hard

By Phil Lutton
Updated December 18 2014 - 10:33am, first published August 20 2014 - 5:39pm
US swimmer Michael Phelps takes a sip of water during a press conference at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre in Queenland's Gold Coast. AFP PHOTO / PATRICK HAMILTON Photo: PATRICK HAMILTON
US swimmer Michael Phelps takes a sip of water during a press conference at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre in Queenland's Gold Coast. AFP PHOTO / PATRICK HAMILTON Photo: PATRICK HAMILTON

On the final night of competition in the London Olympic pool in 2012, the incomparable Michael Phelps was taking his victory lap, waving his giant hands to the crowd and bathing in the deserved adulation as he wrapped up his brilliant swimming career.

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