{"id":21516,"date":"2013-07-30T12:32:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-30T10:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/phelps-doubtful-about-diving-back-into-swimming\/"},"modified":"2013-07-30T12:32:00","modified_gmt":"2013-07-30T10:32:00","slug":"phelps-doubtful-about-diving-back-into-swimming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/phelps-doubtful-about-diving-back-into-swimming\/","title":{"rendered":"Phelps doubtful about diving back into swimming"},"content":{"rendered":"

Michael Phelps<\/a>\u00a0is hinting about possible Olympic swimming prospects in the future.<\/p>\n

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Former Olympic and world swimming champion Michael Phelps of the US attends the unveiling of a mosaic installed in his honour at the FINA Swimming World Championships in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, July 28. Photo: Manu Fernandez \/ AP<\/p>\n

The most-decorated Olympian declared his career \u2018over\u2019 after the London Olympics, but now Michael Phelps sounds less certain about that.<\/p>\n

When Michael Phelps walked away from swimming<\/a> after the London Olympics, he was adamant about one thing: His career was over.<\/p>\n

While saying he\u2019s never been happier with his life \u2013 and certainly doesn\u2019t miss the grind of what it took to become the most winningest athlete in Olympic history \u2013 Phelps left the door open to change his mind before the 2016 Rio Games.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know what\u2019s going to happen in the future,\u201d Phelps said on Monday. \u201cI don\u2019t know what\u2019s going to happen tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n

In Barcelona<\/a> for the world swimming championships<\/a>, Phelps spoke to The Associated Press and other international media organizations in a series of one-on-one interviews set up by his sponsor, Speedo.<\/p>\n

When asked by the AP, yes or no, whether he\u2019ll compete at the next Olympics, Phelps coyly said he hasn\u2019t planned that far ahead in his life.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s a striking change from his comments before and immediately after the London Games, when he insisted his retirement was set in stone and it had always been his goal to quit swimming before he tuned 30.<\/p>\n

Phelps will be 31 at the time of the opening ceremony for the Rio Games.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know. We\u2019re in 2013,\u201d he said, before adding, \u201cThere\u2019s nothing in the works right now.\u201d \u2013 Associated Press<\/a><\/p>\n

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