Phelps eager to get back in the pool

Michael Phelps returned to training this week, five months after his record-setting performance at the Beijing Olympics.

He didn't expect it to hurt so much.

"I'm in a world of pain right now," Phelps said on Thursday during a teleconference to mark yet another award: His selection by the U.S. Olympic Committee as its sportsman of the year for 2008. "It's all over my body. I'm almost in a state of shock. Literally every part of my body is hurting."

Phelps resumed formal training on Tuesday with longtime coach Bob Bowman. The swimmer spent a little over an hour in the weight room, a session that included sit-ups and other …