With war raging in Ukraine, Yakhno moved to Montreal to be an assistant coach for the Canadian senior national team in artistic swimming.
In late September 2022, with war still raging in her homeland, Yakhno jumped at the opportunity to move to Montreal and work as an assistant coach for the Canadian senior national team under the direction of head coach Gábor Szauder.Article content
“I also have a stepsister. She is older than me. She has a child and they are in Mariupol, which was occupied and destroyed by the Russians. I am happy that my sister and her child are still alive but it was a really horrible time for them.Article content “Everyone asks me if I have warm clothes,” she said. “But we have cold winters in Ukraine, sometimes down to minus-25C. Canada is different from my country and things are very different here. Ukrainians and Canadians also have different mentality; it seems Canadians are always saying sorry.”Article content
“In childhood I had a little trouble with my back, with my posture, and the doctor advised me to try swimming to correct my posture.”
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