STOCKHOLM - SWIMMING legend Michael Phelps failed to make it past the 100 metres freestyle heats when he returned to action in the Stockholm leg of the short-course World Cup on Tuesday.
The American, competing for the first time since the Rome World Championships in July, clocked 47.77 seconds, the 16th fastest time and 1.84secs slower than the best time set by Sweden's Stefan Nystrand (45.93 secs).