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Report: Michael Phelps to become assistant coach at ASU following retirement

Michael Phelps isn't moving out of Arizona anytime soon.

According to Jeff Metcalfe of the Arizona Republic, Phelps will become a volunteer assistant swim coach for the Arizona State Sun Devils under coach Bob Bowman following the 2016 Rio Olympics, which will mark the end of Phelps' storied swimming career.

Phelps has been living in Tempe since May and has since trained at ASU's Mona Plummer Swimming Complex in preparation for next year's Olympics under Bowman's supervision.

In Metcalfe's feature on Phelps and fellow Olympic swimmer Allison Schmitt settling in Arizona, Phelps spoke highly of his long bond with Bowman, who is in his first year coaching at ASU and will coach the U.