Kammala wannan jumla: Phelps ya fara zama na farko a 1994 American Classic a Orlando, Florida, wanda kuma ya yi aiki a matsayin gwaji ga
Gasar cin Kofin Duniya ta 1994. Ta kasance ta 15 kuma ba ta shiga tawagar ba. Ta halarci bikin wasannin Olympic na 1994 a St. Louis, Missouri kuma ta kasance ta 3 a duk faɗin, da 5 a kan daidaitaccen katako da 6 a kan motsa jiki. A 1994 U.S. Classic, ta sanya na 3 a cikin duka. Daga baya ta halarci gasar zakarun kasa ta 1994 kuma ta kasance ta 6. Bayan yin kyau da kuma sanya 5th a 1994 World Team Trials a Richmond, Virginia, an zaba ta zama wani ɓangare na tawagar don zuwa gasar zakarun duniya ta 1994 a Dortmund, Jamus, inda ta lashe lambar azurfa.