Is it possible to develop a great kick later in "life"?

I'm 37. I've been swimming for 2.5 years. I'm a triathlete and was told for the longest time that kick wasn't important so I didn't do any kick sets and focused primary on my upper body form. I've completely turned my thinking around on kicking and I'd like to develop my kick. I've been told/read that it is difficult to develop a great kick if #1 - you didn't start young and incorporate it #2 - if you developed a stroke like I did and then tried to incorporate good kicking. In others opinions is it possible to develop a strong kick given what I've outlined above? I have a good coach right now and we've started a plan to do lots of kick sets (of different types) and weight my workouts over the next several months towards kick sets and other drills given my next A race isn't until mid-Sept. Yes you can improve your kick even if you begin later in life. It's only too late if you don't start now. It's important to have a strong kick, it gives you an extra gear to "pick up the pace" but I don't think you should blast your legs the whole way in a triathlon swim. One of my buddies who does open water races says he always sprints the first 200 of his open water swims then he looks around for someone to draft, then he drafts off them for most of the race then attempts to break away at the finish. I also like the idea of getting more out of your 2 beat kick. I swim with many triathletes and some are terrible kickers. A strong kick also creates balance. Here's the kick improvement program I've developed & shared in the "Help! My Flutter kick is Horrible" Thread Anything you do & measure, IMPROVES so start doing & measuring the right stuff.

I'm 37. I've been swimming for 2.5 years. I'm a triathlete and was told for the longest time that kick wasn't important so I didn't do any kick sets and focused primary on my upper body form. I've completely turned my thinking around on kicking and I'd like to develop my kick. I've been told/read that it is difficult to develop a great kick if #1 - you didn't start young and incorporate it #2 - if you developed a stroke like I did and then tried to incorporate good kicking. In others opinions is it possible to develop a strong kick given what I've outlined above? I have a good coach right now and we've started a plan to do lots of kick sets (of different types) and weight my workouts over the next several months towards kick sets and other drills given my next A race isn't until mid-Sept. Yes you can improve your kick even if you begin later in life. It's only too late if you don't start now. It's important to have a strong kick, it gives you an extra gear to "pick up the pace" but I don't think you should blast your legs the whole way in a triathlon swim. One of my buddies who does open water races says he always sprints the first 200 of his open water swims then he looks around for someone to draft, then he drafts off them for most of the race then attempts to break away at the finish. I also like the idea of getting more out of your 2 beat kick. I swim with many triathletes and some are terrible kickers. A strong kick also creates balance. Here's the kick improvement program I've developed & shared in the "Help! My Flutter kick is Horrible" Thread Anything you do & measure, IMPROVES so start doing & measuring the right stuff.