Brennan, who won gold in the single sculls at the 2016 Rio Olympics, will be attending the Endeavour Rowing Club’s  annual Henley On Hunter on Sunday and will be guest speaker at the Newcastle Rowing Club’s 25^th anniversary celebrations at the Harbourview Function Centre on Saturday night.

It’s a big weekend of action on the water with the University of Newcastle Rowing Club holding a regatta at Berry Park on Saturday, followed by Endeavour’s premier event the Henley on Hunter the following day.

The cream of the Hunters rowers will be taking part in the two events which will also draw competitors from Sydney and the mid-north coast.

Endeavour Rowing spokesman Roger Farquhar said more than 200 crews are expected to take part on the two days of competition, with both days starting from 8am.

Farquhar said competitors would be aged from teens through to veterans and competition was expected to be intense as local clubs Newcastle, University of Newcastle and Endeavour battle against each other visitors to secure bragging rights.

He said Kim Brennan’s involvement was a huge opportunity for young rowers in particular to learn from one of Australian rowing’s great.

Brennan has experience international success in athletics and rowing.

She won silver in the 400m at the 2001 World Youth Championships, but her athletics career in which she was ranked Australia’s second fastest hurdler behind Jana Pittman was cut short by injury.

In 2005, Brennan took up rowing and represented Australia at her first Olympics in Beijing at 2008 in double sculls with Sarah Cook.

At the 2012 London Olympic Games, she won a silver medal in the women's double sculls with Brooke Pratley and a bronze medal in the women's single sculls.

Her crowning moment came in Rio, when she won the women's single scull gold medal, leading the race from start to finish.

Entry for spectators to Saturday and Sunday’s regattas are free. The event is located at  273 Duckenfield Road, Berry Park.