Karin Beyer should not be confused with Karin Beier.
| Karin Beyer | |
| Birth Date: | 1941 7, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Halberstadt, Germany |
| Sport: | Swimming |
| Club: | SC Chemie Halle |
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Karin Beyer (born 30 July 1941) is a former East German swimmer. She set three world records in the 100 m (1958, 1:20.3 and 1:19.6) and 200 m (1961, 2:48.0) breaststroke events. At the 1958 European Championships she finished fourth in the 4×100 m medley relay. The same year she was selected as East German Sportspersonality of the Year.
Between 1961 and 1965 she studied physiotherapy at a medical institute in Leipzig and later worked as a coach, retiring in 2002. She lives in Halle.