Nicholas Dworet N icholas Paul Dworet was many things: a senior committed to the University of Indianapolis, the university of his dreams; the swim team captain of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School; a loving boyfriend, a compassionate friend and a cherished son. However, one prominent title remains, and it is that Nick was a member of the Eagle family. Nick spent his high school years leading the MSD men’s swim team and being involved in challenging Advanced Placement and honors courses the school had to offer. He was a brilliant and athletic Eagle, as his teammates and classmates would describe him. As a child, Nick was always the easygoing kid whose parents were able to take anywhere without a tantrum. His laid-back personality was a trait he held onto growing up, which allowed him to be easily liked and loved by all those around him. “He was a happy, smiley child. He was a very easy child, and we could take him anywhere,” Nick’s mother Annika Dworet said. “We really didn’t change our lives because he was such an easy baby.” Nick had an unparalleled ability to tell stories without ceasing — a characteristic that his parents cherished. His intelligence shined at a young age, as he learned how to swim at 18 months old;
to pronounce the name of the Hawaiian state fish, humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa, and held engaging conversations with his mother about psychology and medicine. He was a jack of all trades when it came to sports and personal interactions. He came to love any competitive activity whether it be go-karting in Sweden to playing waterpolo and swimming for MSD. He also enjoyed watching motorcycle racing with his grandfather in Sweden over the summers. “He was willing to try anything.
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Asian ice cream mochi, and he brought us to Fyr & Ice recently. He loved Blaze Pizza, bubble tea and all that stuff. He was a very adventurous eater.” Beyond high school, Nick had aspirations to compete in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo for Sweden. He was a determined and successful student-athlete who spent much of his time balancing academics with leading swim practice and creating goals that he would post on the walls of his room. His goal-driven characteristics allowed him to achieve scholarships and even an offer to swim for the University of Indianapolis. “Nick was determined and very hardworking; he was a role model to me because when he put his mind on something, he would always achieve it. He would always push everyone to their full potential and ability,” MSD swim team member Guillermo Barrios said. “He never the swim club, he would also speak to the quiet kid, not just to the ones he was complained when he had a hard practice or a hard test; he would instead make sure having fun with.” to train harder or study harder so the next In addition, Nick had a large appetite for new, delicious foods — something his time he’s ready for another challenge.” In Nick’s room, his most recent family and friends remember quite fondly inspirational quote on his whiteboard was of him. He would go out of his way to discover new restaurants and shops in the one that summarized Nick as a person area to take his girlfriend, Daria Chiarella, from American motivational speaker Eric Thomas: “When you want to succeed as and brother, Alexander Dworet, to. bad as you want to breathe, then you’ll be “Favorite foods ran the gamut,” successful.” Mitchell Dworet said. “He loved sushi Nick met with one of his role models, buffets — Santos was his favorite, the open-minded in every situation. “I love hugging him, jumping in bed and cuddling. He was becoming an 18-year-old, but still [he was] very approachable and thoughtful. Nick was an empathetic guy,” Nick’s father Mitchell Dworet said. Nick loved far and wide, which was evident in his actions, smiles and affection. “He was a very lovable person. He would always say ‘I love you,’ hug you and kiss you,” Annika Dworet said. “In
Life will rarely go the way you expect it to go; all you can do is hope for the best and be happy with what you get, and all I know is that I am.
There’s this special fish in Sweden, surströmming, and he was very adamant that we try this smelly fish this summer. Nobody would allow us to open the can in the house, so we had to go to the forest to open the can,” Annika Dworet said. “So Nicholas would be the one to open the can, and nobody tried it.” Nick’s parents describe him as a kid who always stayed the same thoughtful, caring and friendly boy he always was. His parents rarely yelled at him because he was a good son and brother, who was
08 In Memoriam •Nicholas Dworet
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