ˈæftɚ hɜː ɹᵻtˈaɪɚmənt fɹʌm kəmpˈɛɾᵻtˌɪv swˈɪmɪŋ, kˈɑːnɹædz wɛnt ˌɪntʊ dʒˈɜːnəlˌɪzəm, ænd ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli bɪkˌeɪm ðɪ ˈɛdɪɾɚɹ ʌv bˈɛl, fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn, ɐ lˈiːdɪŋ ɔːstɹˈeɪliən ɪntˈɪɹiɚ dɪzˈaɪn mˌæɡɐzˈiːn, ænd vˈoʊɡ lˈɪvɪŋ, fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn.
After her retirement from competitive swimming, Konrads went into journalism, and eventually became the editor of Belle, from 1975 to 1979, a leading Australian interior design magazine, and Vogue Living, from 1979 to 1984 and 1992 to 1999.