Four-year varsity swim athlete, Mia Solomon, will continue to stay in her lane after verbally committing to Tufts University for Division 3 (D3) swimming.

Solomon has been swimming since a young age. Even while going to school six hours a day, she swims around eleven hours weekly. Mia describes her team as very committed and hard-working individuals, which results in the team having little to no free time. 

Mia’s parents introduced her to swimming at four years old, and she has never seen herself doing anything else. She portrays her parents and teammates as her motivation to maintain a love and passion for the sport. 

“My parents and teammates have encouraged me to keep loving swimming because I know after having done a sport for so long it’s hard to maintain a love for swimming, [My parents] make me want to show up and keep going,” Mia said.

With Mia’s devotion and hard work, she has always seen herself going big places. Swimming in college was never really a question; it was always a dream she had after all the years she had spent in the pool.

“At this point, I have been [swimming] for so long that if I didn’t swim in college, it would feel like the sport didn’t mean as much to me,” Mia said.

Mia’s family has been very important in helping her achieve her goals. Mia’s Dad, Dan Solomon, is one of her biggest mentors. He reflects on her sportsmanship during games and practices throughout the years.

“[Mia] does a good job leading the team by example,” Dan said.

Dan follows up by explaining the awareness gained from playing such a competitive school sport, especially when coaches hold extreme expectations. Mia has formed great relationships with her team, creating a built-in family she will always have. She knows the ins and outs of swimming, and being on a team to experience family outside of blood, getting to connect to her team, is special for her.

After Mia connected with coaches from other schools, she fell in love with the campus of Tufts University. Along with falling in love with the campus, she was excited to be in a new environment where she was ecstatic to start a new chapter of her life.

As Mia continues to swim her way to Boston. She will forever carry the experience that Redwood gave her at such a young age. She hopes that the teamwork skills she has built thus far will translate to Tufts Swim.