There was a baby girl born to Joseph & Stephanie Garvey on July 23rd, on the island of Grand Bahama in The Bahamas, at a time when England ruled the archipelago. This was their 8th of 11 children and heaviest childbirth. The German doctor who was asked to make this special "natural-born" delivery of a massive baby, weighing over ten (10) pounds, in the family's home, asked her parents to give her the name Ania; pronounced AN-YA (which means "God has been gracious, Gracious one, Merciful one"), and was also the name of his only child.

By the time she was 7 years old, she was already competing in sports and winning. She went on to become "Top Athlete" for her country in her age at 9 yrs old by capturing Island and her country's records in track and become Sports Woman of the year in her high school at 11. Her proudest moment in track and field was winning the YMCA games top Under 12 Athlete, after  capturing gold medals in the 800 and 1500 metre races and taking her teammates to victory in both the 4X4 hundred and 4X100 meters relays.  She attributes her success to her competitive nature and her inability to succumb to failure. In no matter the event, Ania has always picked up and conquered challenges. She perseveres, she NEVER gives up. More Info