Karin Helmstaedt (born 29 December 1966) is a journalist, presenter and former competitive swimmer with the Canadian national swimming team.

[1] Since 2003 she has presented the English-language Euromaxx culture and lifestyle show for Deutsche Welle on DW-TV.

She reached the finals at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, but came fourth by 2.32 seconds to fellow Canadian Jane Kerr.

[6] While studying in France Helmstaedt began writing and working as a translator and presenter at sports events.

There she covered events including the World Championships in 1994 (Rome), 1996 (Perth) and the 1996 Olympic Games (Atlanta).

She contributed to a book about the doping of child athletes in East Germany, Anklage, Kinderdoping: das Erbe des DDR-Sports, published 1999.