Chịkọta isiokwu ahụ:  A pụrụ ikwe ka Michael Phelps sonye n'asọmpi igwu mmiri ụwa nke afọ a. USA Swimming amachiela onye mmeri Olimpik ugboro iri na asatọ ruo ọnwa isii ka o mechara mmebi iwu ịkwọ ụgbọala mmanya na-egbu na Baltimore na Septemba gara aga. Nke ahụ ga-agwụ na mbido ọnwa Eprel mana ntaramahụhụ Phelps butere ya na a chụpụrụ ya na ndị otu mba Amerịka maka asọmpi ụwa na Kazan. Ugbu a Phelps nwere ike ịnọ n'ahịrị maka ịgbaghara, na onye isi nchịkwa USA Swimming Chuck Wielgus na-agwa ESPN.com: 'Ọ gbagwojuru anya, mana enwere ụzọ ọ nwere ike isi mee. E nwere ụzọ a pụrụ isi tụleghachi ihe - ma ọ bụ tụlee ha.' Michael Phelps ga-enwe ike ịsọ mpi maka USA mgbe mmachibido iwu ya gwụrụ na mbido Eprel. Phelps bụ onye mmeri Olimpik ugboro iri na asatọ ma nwee ike ịlaghachi n' egwuregwu ngwa ngwa karịa ka a tụrụ anya ya.
Michael Phelps bụ onye USA Swimming machibidoro iwu maka ịkwọ ụgbọala mmanya na-egbu nke ugboro abụọ. A chụpụrụ Phelps na mba Amerịka n'asọmpi Iko Mbaụwa. Mana onye isi oche nke USA bụ Chuck Wielgus nwere ike ikwe ka Phelps soro na asọmpi ahụ.