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“Michael Phelps is the hardest racer I’ ve ever went up against, and what he’ s done for this sport of swimming is tremendous,” he said. “I hope he comes back in. I think he will. I know he will. It’ s just a matter of time and when. I know he will.”
Lochte wouldn’ t say if he had talked to the winner of a record 22 Olympic medals who announced his retirement last year following the London Olympic Games.
“I can’ t say. I just have a feeling. I’ ll just leave it at that. I have a feeling he’ ll come back,” he said, adding the sport would be better with Phelps return.
“Racing him (Phelps) was one of the biggest challenges in my swimming career and I loved it. I’ ve gotten to the point where it was one of his biggest challenges too and just the friendship that we’ ve developed throughout the years of racing each other and the rivalry it’ s one of the biggest in the sport and we had a lot of fun doing it. So I definitely hope he comes back because in a way he pushed me and I pushed him. So it was definitely great for the sport.
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