hi,
Of course it is was intentional. It is a feature, indeed a very important feature of CleanMart. (actually one of the features that makes our Virtuemart Template unique).
To disable that feature, you should just UNDO this modification (do the opposite):
www.flexiblewebdesign.com/forum-virtuemart-2-template-support/1410-tutorial-2-multiple-thumbs-in-category
Remember, you did this when you first installed the CleanMart, if you retrieve your changes back to factory settings, you won't have this imageSwap effect on category page upon rollover.
Regards.