Phelps looking ahead to better times next year

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif: Michael Phelps is ready to put an up-and-down post-Olympic year behind him and focus on the challenges that await in 2010, including adjusting to a ban on the high-performance suits that rocked his sport.

The 14-time Olympic gold medalist will compete in one final meet, Duel in the Pool on Dec 18-19 in Manchester, England, before closing out the year.

"The biggest thing right now is me getting back in shape," he said at Sunday night's Golden Goggle awards, where he collected two trophies.