Many elite martial artists are known as swordsmen...or at least known to have used swords on occasion: Dook Goo Kau Bai, Central Divinity Wong Chung Yeung, Ancient Tomb Sect Founder Lam Chiu Ying, East Heretic Wong Yerk See, Yeung Gor, Little Dragon Girl, Cheung 3 Fung, Cheung Mo Gei, Fung Ching Yeung, Ling Wu Chung...and in Gu Long's universe, Sai Mun Chui Sheut, Yip Goo Sing, Yin 13, Tse Hiu Fung, Ah Fei, Ging Mo Meng, etc. Even many martial artists not known to regularly use swords have exhibited fairly good swordsmanship: Gwok Jing, Chow Bak Tung, Luk Siu Fung, Lee Chum Foon, etc.
What about the following individuals, who were definitely elite martial arts, but never depicted as using swords?
The Janitor Monk
Hui Juk
Teen San Tung Lo
Mo Ngai Tze
Kiu Fung
Siu Yeun San
Mo Yung Bok
Kau Mor Tze
North Beggar Hung 7 Gung
West Poison Au Yeung Fung
Kau Cheen Yan
Golden Wheel Monk
Do you imagine that any of these individuals might also have had fairly good swordsmanship skills despite never being seen wielding a sword?