Dr. Sebastian Fischer

Wednesday, 10.00 - 11.00 a.m.

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• born in Weimar
• 1998, Abitur at the Pierre-de-Coubertin Gymnasium Erfurt (special school for sports)
• 1999 - 2004, study of sports science (diploma) with focus on movement and performance at the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena
• End of 2004, diploma thesis on "Comparative analysis of the sprint technical ability of athletes of different age groups (C/D squad) in the discipline sprint running (short sprint)".
• 2004 - 2005, employment as health advisor / prevention specialist in the AOK Thuringia
• 2005 - 2006, company BOS Erfurt head of a movement laboratory for running analysis
• 2006 - 2009, scientific assistant in the department 03 "Training and Exercise" of the Institute for Sport and Sport Science at the University of Kassel
• since the year 2009, acad. study councilor at the Institute for Sport and Sport Science Kassel.

• Start performance in swimming
• Load control in swimming

Monographs and edited volumes

• Tor, E., Kibele, A., Fischer, S. (2018). The Swimming Start: A Review of the Main Factors Surrounding the Kick Start Technique The Science of Swimming and Aquatic Activities. New York, NY: Nova, 59-78.
• Kibele, A., & Fischer, S. (2018). Relay starts in swimming-a review of related issues. The Science of Swimming and Aquatic Activities. New York, NY: Nova, 59-78.
• Fischer, S., & Kibele, A. (Eds.). (2017). Contemporary swim start research: conference book: Young experts' workshop on swim start research 2015. Meyer & Meyer Publishers.
• Fischer, S. (2013). Kinematic and dynamic analysis of the swim start from the block with special reference to the immersion and transition phase. Kassel, Univ, PhD, 2012, Kassel.
• Fischer, S. (2004). Comparative analysis of sprinting technical ability of athletes of different age groups (C/D squad) in the discipline sprint running (short sprint). Unpublished diploma thesis in sports science, University of Jena.

Journals

• Braun, C., Fischer, S., Qiu, X., Limmeroth, J., & Kibele, A. (2021). Last and fast?-A gender-specific analysis of effort gains in swimming relay events across Olympic Games and World Championships during the past 20 years. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 55, 101949.
• Braun, C., Fischer, S., & Eckardt, N. (2020). Weight estimations with time-reversed point-light displays. Current Psychology, 1-9.
• Fischer, S., Braun, C., & Kibele, A. (2019). Jason Lezak again-and-again-linear mixed modeling analysis of change-over times in relay swimming races. Journal of sports sciences, 37(14), 1609-1616.
• Fischer, S., Braun, C., & Kibele, A. (2016). Learning relay start strategies in swimming: What feedback is best? European journal of sport science, 1-7. doi:10.1080/17461391.2016.1221471.
• Fischer, S., & Kibele, A. (2016). The biomechanical structure of swim start performance. Sports Biomechanics / International Society of Biomechanics in Sports, 1-12. doi:10.1080/14763141.2016.1171893.
• Kibele, A., Fischer, S., & Biel, K. (2011). Biomechanical principles of the starting jump in swimming. Sport Science, 41(3), 202-215.
• Kibele, A., Behm, D., Fischer, S. & Classen, C. (2009). Strength training under instability - a new variant of sensorimotor training with high stimulus intensity. Competitive Sports, 39 (6), 15-21.
• Kibele, A., Siekmann, T., Fischer, S., Ungerechts, B. (2007). Biomechanical performance diagnostics on the start jump in swimming. Performance Sports, 37 (4), 51-57.

Conference Proceedings

• Kibele, A., Biel, K., & Fischer, S. (2015). Swim start standpoints on the OSB11 starting block. In F. Colloud, M. Domalain, & T. Monnet (Eds.), 33rd International Conference on Biomechanics in Sports. Coaching and Sports Activities (pp. 1000-1003). Poitiers, France.
• Fischer, S., & Kibele, A. (2014). On the movement behaviour of elite swimmers during the entry phase. In B. Mason (Ed.), Proceedings of the XIIth International Symposium for Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming (pp. 131-136). Canberra, Australia.
• Kibele, A., Biel, K., & Fischer, S. (2014). Optimising individual stance position in the swim start on the OSB11. In B. Mason (Ed.), Proceedings of the XIIth International Symposium for Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming (pp. 158-162). Canberra, Australia.
• Biel, K., Fischer, S., & Kibele, A. (2010). Kinematic analysis of take-off performance in elite swimmers: New OSB11 Versus Traditional Starting Block. In P.-L. Kjendlie (Ed.), XIth International Symposium for Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming (p. 91). Oslo.
• Fischer, S., & Kibele, A. (2010). On the immersion behavior of top German swimmers. In A. Hahn, J. Küchler, S. Oester, W. Sperling, D. Strass, & M. Witt (Eds.), Biomechanical performance diagnostics in swimming (pp. 125-127). Cologne: Sportverlag Strauß.
• Kibele, A., & Fischer, S. (2010). Learning relay change strategies in top German swimmers. In A. Hahn, J. Küchler, S. Oester, W. Sperling, D. Strass, & M. Witt (Eds.), Biomechanical performance diagnostics in swimming (pp. 7-10). Cologne: Sportverlag Strauß.
• Biel, K., Fischer, S., & Kibele, A. (2010). On the effectiveness of the new start block (OSB11) during step start in swimming. In A. Hahn, J. Küchler, S. Oester, W. Sperling, D. Strass, & M. Witt (Eds.), Biomechanical performance diagnostics in swimming (pp. 113-117). Cologne: Sportverlag Strauß.
• Fischer, S. & Kibele, A. (2010). On the diving behavior of top German swimmers. In Wank & Heger (Eds.), Biomechanics basic research and application. Hamburg: Czwalina.
• Fischer, S. & Kibele, A. (2009). Comparison of two staring techniques in relay start. In Leopold (Ed.), Learning and optimizing swimming.
• Frank, T. & Fischer, S. (2002). Development of an evaluation software for laser-based measurements of velocity profiles. In Wohlgefahrt & Michel (Eds.), Contributions to special training science athletics. Hamburg: Czwalina.

Poster

• Braun, C., Fischer, S., & Kibele, A. (2019). The effect of current race position on change-over time in swimming relay races.
• Fischer, S. & Kibele, A. (2007). Quantitative description of the immersion and transition phase in swimming. dvs section Biomechanics, 07.03 to 09.03.2007, Cologne.

Current research projects

Sevice research project: Optimization of measurement distances in swimming in the area of start & turn (2016, BISp funding) Project management: Prof. Dr. Armin Kibele (University of Kassel)

On the starting behavior of top German swimmers (2010) Project management: Prof. Dr. Armin Kibele (University of Kassel)

Previous research projects

Dynamic and kinematic determinants of start performance in swimming (2006, BISp- funding) Project management: Prof. Dr. Armin Kibele (University of Kassel)

Start performance in swimming with special consideration of the immersion and deflection phase (2008, BISp- funding) Project management: Prof. Dr. Armin Kibele (University of Kassel)

Implementation of a learning intervention on two execution variants at the relay start in swimming(2008-2009, BISp- funding) Project management: Prof. Dr. Armin Kibele (University of Kassel)

• German Association for Sports Science (DVS); Promotion of Young Sports Scientists e.V.