Most decorated Olympian Michael Phelps apologizes to fan after his arrest for Driving Under the Influence

Most decorated Olympian Michael Phelps apologized to his fans via his Twitter account on Tuesday afternoon after he was charged for driving under the influence earlier in the morning same day.

The 28-year old US Swimmer was caught driving 84 mph in a tunnel with a 45mph speed limit, Maryland police said. He allegedly crossed double lines in the tunnel, and failed multiple sobriety tests. 

According to BBC, Mr Phelps was co-operative but failed a series of standard field sobriety tests, traffic police said in a statement. He was charged and released.

Michael Phelps out of retirement to compete again?

News have it that Michael Phelps is coming out of retirement, lured back into the pool by the fun of it and the possibility of swimming at a fifth Olympics in Rio in 2016.

The 22-time Olympic medalist will compete for the first time since the 2012 London Games at a meet in Mesa, Ariz., on April 24-26.

Bob Bowman, the swimmer's longtime coach, told The Associated Press on Monday that Phelps is entered in three events - the 50- and 100-meter freestyles and the 100 butterfly.

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