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Swimming great Michael Phelps will compete in Britain for the first time in December when the United States face a European Select team in Manchester, it was announced on Wednesday.
The 14-time Olympic gold medal winner will be a member of an
American team competing against a European squad made up of
swimmers from Britain, Germany and Italy at the Manchester Aquatics
Centre on December 18 and 19.
Both teams will include up to 18 men and 18 women, with British
Swimming, Germany and Italy each sending a team of six men and six
women for the short course meet. Line-ups for both teams will be
announced next week.
Britain's Rebecca Adlington, a double Olympic champion in
Beijing last year, said: "To be able to watch the cream from
Britain, Italy and Germany race the best of the United States,
including Michael Phelps in the UK for the first time, is an
amazing opportunity."
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