Helmuth Fischer (29 January 1911 – 29 February 1996) was a German swimmer who won a silver medal in the 100 m freestyle at the 1934 European Aquatics Championships.^[1] Fischer was born on 29 January 1911 in Bremerhaven, Germany. He also competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics and finished fifth in the 100 m freestyle and 4 × 200 m freestyle relay.^[2] He died on the leap day of 1996, 31 days after his 85th birthday.