We teach swimming from scratch
Groups for children and adults close to home - in 15 pools across Tallinn and Viimsi.
About the club
MTÜ 80596461
Spordiklubi BARS a nonprofit sports club in Tallinn
We teach children and adults to swim, raise young athletes and make swimming accessible to those who cannot afford it.
Our mission
For every child in Tallinn to feel confident in the water, and for swimming to become their sport and their team for life.
333
swimmers
15
pools
9
trainers
2021
year founded
Who we are
The club was founded in 2021 as an MTÜ, an Estonian nonprofit association (registry code 80596461). Under its statutes, the club's purposes are to bring together people who practise water sports and to develop and promote water sports. The club is charitable and acts in the public interest. It has no owners who take profits: everything the club earns goes back into training, coaches and children.
The club is a member of Eesti Ujumisliit, the Estonian Swimming Federation.
What we do
We raise athletes
Competitive groups that race at swimming meets across Estonia.
We host our own competition
Bars Swim Cup is a meet for children, where many of them race for the very first time.
Summer camps
Training sessions and life as a team.
Children's training follows a hobby education curriculum: the club is entered in EHIS, the Estonian education register, as a hobby education provider (huvikool). This gives parents confidence in the programme and lets the club receive support from the city.
Helping others
Children from a children's home swim for free
Every six months, together with the Tallinn Social Welfare and Health Care Department (Tallinna Sotsiaal- ja Tervishoiuamet), we take two children from Tallinna Lastekodu into free training. That is 4 children a year who learn to swim alongside everyone else.
We help protect the snow leopard
The club is named after the snow leopard ("bars" in Russian), a rare and endangered big cat. Every year for International Snow Leopard Day (23 October) we run a campaign: part of the money from training contracts goes to snow leopard protection through SA Lutreola, a species conservation foundation that passes it on to the international Snow Leopard Trust.
- 2023
- 244 € - students raised 122 €, the club matched it
- 2024
- 328 € - donated to SA Lutreola
- 2025
- 354 € - 1 € per student, split between SA Lutreola and the cat shelter MTÜ Kassi Elu
- in three years
- 926 € - in three years
Where the money goes
The club is funded by training fees and by support from the City of Tallinn and the state. This money is spent on running the club:
- Pool lane rental - our largest expense
- Coaches' salaries - official, with all taxes paid
- Competitions, entry fees and team kit
- Coach education and certification
- A manager who runs the schedule and talks to parents, so coaches can focus on coaching
- Free places and charity campaigns
Transparency
The club's documents are public - anyone can check them.
Statutes and annual reports
Estonian e-Business Register, registry code 80596461
Estonian Sports Register
The club has joined the good governance code "Hea juhtimise tava"
Member of Eesti Ujumisliit
Club list of the Estonian Swimming Federation
Hobby education provider (huvikool) in EHIS, ID 2036180
Estonian Education Information System. The children's curricula are approved by the Ministry of Education
Team
Board and coaches
Management board: Gleb Tsyganov and Vladislav Sumedov. Our coaches include two-time Olympian Martin Allikvee and multiple Estonian champion Laura Tolmats. Each coach's experience is listed on their card.
Vladislav Sumedov
Head coach
Sports experience: 18 years
Coaching experience: 9 years
Children’s and adult group lessons, individual lessons.
Martin Allikvee
Coach
Sports experience: 20 years
Coaching experience: 5 years
Two-time Olympian - Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020. 60-time Estonian Champion and Estonian record holder in swimming
Gleb Tsyganov
Coach, Assistant coach
Sports experience: 15 years
Coaching experience: 5 years
Individual and group lessons for adults and children
Laura Tolmats
Coach
Sports experience: 19 years
Coaching experience: 8 years
Multiple-time Estonian champion, conducts individual and group lessons for adults and children
Irina Mastepan
Coach
Sports experience: 15 years
Coaching experience: 10 years
Children’s and adult group lessons, individual lessons
Arseni Konev
Coach, Assistant coach
Sports experience: 10 years
Coaching experience: 4 years
Children’s and adult group lessons, individual lessons
Anna Denissova
Coach, Assistant coach
Sports experience: 10 years
Coaching experience: 4 years
Individual and group lessons for children, lessons for toddlers
Nikol Grigorjan
Coach, Assistant coach
Sports experience: 11 years
Coaching experience: 2 years
Individual and group lessons for adults and children from 4 years old
Dzheki Chan
Coach, Assistant coach
Sports experience: 22 years
Coaching experience: 9 years
Individual and group lessons for adults and children from 0+ years old
Contacts
Write or call us - we will answer questions about the club, its documents and partnerships.
Spordiklubi BARS MTÜ, reg. 80596461 Maakri tn 44-4, 10145 Tallinn info@barsswim.ee +372 610 4238