nico-t

i cycle on my trusty mountain/streetbike hybrid but its getting cold again and i want to stay in shape. About 2, sometimes 3 times a week i would cycle 30 to 40 mins. I refuse to go to a gym and sit on a hometrainer next to other suckers, when i drive by a gym and see all of them sweating together in a room it is just depressing to me.
Besides cycling i do ab workouts at home and pushups every other day.
Now i thought of swimming laps and i have heard and read that it is a total body workout, including muscle workout... so when i start swimming, thinking about going 3x a week, will it also replace my muscle workouts along with the cycling cardio?