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No... Swirls are commonly caused by dirt or contaminants moved around while washing a car, towels used to dry the car, basically virtually any material that touches the paint job has the potential to leave swirls.
If your vehicle was properly prepped, Opticoat will return your car to the way it looked before OC application just after a simple wash, instead of requiring you to wash/clay/polish/wax every time. OC is not a miracle worker either; you can still get paint chips from rocks, and swirls from improper care. It's main advantage is that it is tougher (lessens chance of swirls) than the factory clearcoat, and it's repellent properties (makes rain fly off my hood that sticks to my windshield).
Best practice is to use power washer w/ foam soap & blow-dry for washes. If that's not available, get lamb wool (I think that’s what it was, I use power washer) mitt and a two bucket method. Also use microfibers instead of traditional cotton towels, etc. Of course make sure microfibers are clean, or else that may create swirls.
I mentioned paint correction polish earlier, and what it does is take off a very fine layer of clearcoat to get rid of swirls and achieve a smooth finish. This is after the surface is clean, if the vehicle is dirty before polish, the polish will just help contaminants make deeper scratches.
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