MARLOW star Katherine Grainger has joined Sir Steve Redgrave and Matthew Pinsent in the pantheon of British rowers.

The 33-year-old has been made a steward of Henley Royal Regatta, while still being active in international competition - a feat that previously only Redgrave and Pinsent had achieved.

Grainger is expected to confirm today that she will compete in London 2012, after considering retirement after winning her third Olympic silver medal in Beijing.