[1] She represented Austria in two editions of the Olympic Games (1996 and 2000), and also held numerous Austrian records in a similar disciplinary double (both 100 and 200 m) until they were all broken by Mirna Jukić in the early 2000s.

[2] While studying in the United States, she received three All-American honors for the Nebraska Cornhuskers and later earned a 200-yard breaststroke title at the Pacific-10 Conference Championships, following her sudden transfer to the UCLA Bruins.

[4][5] On that same year, Fischer transferred to the University of California, Los Angeles, where she took up a pre-med course and swam for the UCLA Bruins, coached by Cyndi Gallagher.

Swimming in heat three, she held off a challenge from Colombia's Isabel Ceballos on the final stretch to a top finish in 1:11.58, almost half a second (0.50) closer to her entry standard.

[15][16] Three days later, in the 200 m breaststroke, Fischer established an Austrian record of 2:30.05 from heat four in the prelims, but missed the semifinals by six-tenths of a second (0.60) with a nineteenth-place effort.