Michael Phelps returns to pool after suspension

April 14, 2015 08:40 am | Updated 09:32 am IST - MESA, Arizona

Michael Phelps has entered in five events in his first swim meet since returning from a six-month suspension over his second drunken driving arrest.

The 18-time Olympic champion will compete in the Arena Pro Swim Series meet in Mesa, Arizona, that begins Wednesday.

Phelps is entered in the 100-metres butterfly on Thursday, 100m backstroke and 400m freestyle on Friday, and 200m individual medley and 100m free on Saturday. Also entered in those same five events is his longtime rival Ryan Lochte.

The Mesa meet was the first one Phelps swam in after coming out of a 20-month retirement last year.

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