Chịkọta isiokwu ahụ:  Michael Phelps ji mmeri laghachite n'asọmpi asọmpi dịka onye meriri ihe nrite ọlaedo n'egwuregwu Olimpik ugboro iri na asatọ kwuru na ọ bụ ya meriri asọmpi 100 mita butterfly na Arena Pro Swim Series na Arizona. Phelps, laghachitere n'asọmpi ahụ mgbe ọ kwụsịrị ọnwa isii site na USA Swimming mgbe a mara ya ikpe ịkwọ ụgbọala mmanya na Septemba gara aga, meriri n'ọsọ ahụ na Mesa na oge nke 52.38 sekọnd, na-agafe Ryan Lochte. 'Ọ bụ oge mbụ m na-agba ọsọ kemgbe Pan Pacs (2014 Pan Pacific Championships), na ịlaghachi n'ọsọ mmiri bụ ihe m hụrụ n'anya,' ka Phelps kwuru, nke e hotara na usaswimming.org. Michael Phelps meriri na 100 mita butterfly na Arena Pro Swim Series mgbe a machibidoro ya iwu ọnwa isii. Onye meriri nrite ọlaedo ugboro iri na asatọ n'egwuregwu Olimpik bụ onye ndị USA Swimming kwụsịrị ọrụ n'ihi na ọ dara ule ịkwọ ụgbọala mgbe mmanya na-egbu ya. 'Ọ na-atọ m ụtọ n'ezie, ọ na-emekwa m obi ụtọ ịlọghachi.' Phelps, onye kachasị nwee ihe nrite n'egwuregwu Olimpik n'akụkọ ihe mere eme, agaghị aga asọmpi iko mba ụwa nke a ga-eme n'oge okpomọkụ a na Kazan, Russia, na mkparịta ụka ya na USA Swimming. N'agbanyeghị nke ahụ, nwa afọ Maryland dị afọ iri abụọ na itoolu kpughere na mbido izu a na o bu n'obi ịsọ mpi n'egwuregwu Olimpik nke 2016 na Rio de Janeiro. Phelps mere ka ndị mmadụ mara ya ọzọ mgbe ọ laghachiri n' ime ọdọ mmiri iji merie na Arizona. Phelps dị afọ iri abụọ na itoolu na-achọ ịsọ mpi n'egwuregwu Olimpik nke ise n'afọ ọzọ na Rio de Janeiro.
Michael Phelps meriri n'ọsọ mbụ ya mgbe ọ laghachiri n'egwuregwu mgbe ọ kwụsịrị ọnwa isii. A chụrụ Phelps n'asọmpi igwu mmiri nke mba Amerịka maka ịda ule ịkwọ ụgbọala mgbe mmanya na-egbu ya. Onye mmeri Olimpik meriri n'asọmpi 100m butterfly na Arena Pro Swim Series.