Mia Parry, a senior, competes for Garden Spot despite Garden Spot not having a girls swim team.
Mia returns as a 200-yard individual medley gold medal winner in the 2025 Lancaster-Lebanon Swim Meet. She also earned a silver medal in the 100-yard freestyle competition. Her goal this year to win a state medal. For this she hopes to lower her time in the freestyle races. Mia practices with the Reading YMCA Swim Team.
Without a team or swimming pool, Garden Spot swimmers may compete as independent competitors in dual meets, if the home school team has events with open lanes. McCaskey, Lancaster Catholic and Manheim Central have been very cooperative for allowing Garden Spot swimmers to participate. Not all schools allow independent swimmers. This year Garden Spot’s independent girls swim team has 5 swimmers.
In school, Mia is treasurer of her 2026 graduating class. She also is a member of the National Honor Society. And with her church she is a member of the Youth Group.
Mia has already been accepted at Olivet Nazarene University in Illinois. She is undecided on a major, though she knows she will be involved with Full Time Missions. This coming May she will travel on a Mission Trip to India.
Mia’s inspiration is a quote: “God’s strength and power shines through my weaknesses”
