adminLOS ANGELES. — Olympic superstar Michael Phelps says he is “sick and tired of just getting whupped,” as he tries to get his sputtering comeback on track at the Santa Clara Pro Swim.
Also headlining the action will be Missy Franklin, who will compete as a professional for the first time, with the Rio Games next summer.
Phelps may boast 18 Olympic gold medals but at his last outing in May he finished outside the top two in all of his events — something that hadn’t happened to him since he competed at the Sydney Olympics as a 15-year-old.
He will test himself in five events here, with three of them — the 200m individual medley, 200m backstroke and 100m freestyle — all falling tomorrow.
He is hoping for a solid showing against elite swimmers before the August US championships in Texas.
He will sit out the World Championships in Russia at the same time as part of the sanction for the drunk-driving incident that saw him suspended for six months by USA Swimming. —AFP.
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