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Former Olympic and world swimming champion Michael Phelps attends the unveiling of a mosaic installed in his honour at the FINA Swimming World Championships today. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
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Is he coming back? Phelps vague about future

The Olympics? The swimming icon says he hasn’t planned that far ahead in his life.

MICHAEL PHELPS KEEPS saying he has no plans for a swimming comeback. Yet he’s leaving the door open to change his mind in time for the 2016 Olympics.

As Phelps put it, “I don’t know what I’m doing tomorrow.”

Phelps spoke Monday in Barcelona to The Associated Press and other international media organisations in a series of one-on-one interviews set up by his sponsor, Speedo.

While Phelps quickly shot down questions about whether he’s done any clandestine training for a possible comeback, he wasn’t as adamant as he’s been in the past about his swimming career ending for good at last summer’s London Olympics.

Asked, yes or no, whether he’ll compete at the Rio Games, Phelps says he hasn’t planned that far ahead in his life.

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