Black Dog Swimming to Make Big Splash in St Paul

On December 6th and 7th Burnsville’s own Black Dog Swimming will host its largest ever - and first inclusive - annual Bone Chiller Invitational swim meet at the Butler Center Pool at St Catherine’s University.

“We are expecting more than 500 swimmers, so this is a very significant meet!” said Susan Thoresen, president of Black Dog’s board of directors. “It is also significant in that it’s the first time that the Bone Chiller Invitational will include swimmers from a Disabled Sports USA team, Courage Kenny.”

Andy Akason, co-head coach of Black Dog Swimming, noted that, “We are expecting swimmers from Duluth to Delano, and should see many of them achieve personal bests at this meet.”

Thoresen says that the event organizers are delighted that such a significant number of Minnesota’s competitive swimmers will be participating in the Bone Chiller Invitational.

“This is a fantastic opportunity for our state’s swimmers to meet and compete, achieve their goals and cheer each other on!” adds Thoresen. “And it just makes sense that Courage Kenny will participate. After all, Disabled Sports USA’s stated goals are very similar to ours: to develop confidence and fitness through sports.”

Black Dog Swimming is a year-round competitive swim team offering high quality professional coaching and technique instruction for all ages and skill levels. We are a non-profit team operated by an elected Board of Directors and governed by USA Swimming with a proud tradition that spans more than 40 years. Our goals are to encourage our swimmers to have fun while developing a high level of self-esteem, goals, sportsmanship, physical fitness, and a positive outlook. We run our practices out of the Burnsville School District pools located at the Burnsville High School and Eagle Ridge Junior High.

For more information about the Bone Chiller swim meet or Black Dog Swimming, please call Susan Thoresen, president of the Black Dog Swimming board of directors, at 952.220.8804.