Her mother has carried on her successful coaching career in New South Wales.

[1] She undertook a four-year coaching degree at university in Ukraine.

In 2003, she was appointed sprints and jumps coach for Australian Institute of Sport Paralympic track and field athletes.

[2] She is regarded as a strict coach due to her intensive training six days a week, careful diets and her attention to detail.

"[15] Her husband Yuriy Vdovychenko was Paralympic Swimming Coach at the National Training Centre (NTC) in Canberra from 2013 to 2020.