Help with a truly minimal program

I'm relatively new to swimming and I'm facing a dilema: as bike racing season begins I need to cut back on my swimming, but I don't want to lose all progress I've made over the winter. I'm not worried about losing fitness so much as technique. For that matter, I don't want to tire myself enough to hinder other training. So what would be my best bet for just three hours a week or so of swimming? Slow short sets and drills? Any ideas would be a help. Thanks. I agree with rtodd, you can do a lot with three hours. May I suggest the following: Specificity training or training at race distance and race pace should be a primary strategy. Effective drilling before and after your bout should take up the rest of the time. Pace work at race intervals is another specific training strategy. Good luck, Coach T.

I'm relatively new to swimming and I'm facing a dilema: as bike racing season begins I need to cut back on my swimming, but I don't want to lose all progress I've made over the winter. I'm not worried about losing fitness so much as technique. For that matter, I don't want to tire myself enough to hinder other training. So what would be my best bet for just three hours a week or so of swimming? Slow short sets and drills? Any ideas would be a help. Thanks. I agree with rtodd, you can do a lot with three hours. May I suggest the following: Specificity training or training at race distance and race pace should be a primary strategy. Effective drilling before and after your bout should take up the rest of the time. Pace work at race intervals is another specific training strategy. Good luck, Coach T.