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Patricia Sarena Caretto (born January 4, 1951), also known by her married name Patricia Brown, is an American former competition swimmer and former world record-holder in two distance freestyle events. Caretto competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City as a 17-year-old, and placed fifth in the final of the women's 800-meter freestyle.[1] She retired after the Olympics competition.[2] She is a former world record holder in the women's 800-meter and 1,500-meter freestyle, having set world records in those events on eight occasions.[3]

Patty Caretto

Personal information
Full name	Patricia Serena Caretto
Nickname(s)	"Patty"
National team	United States
Born	(1951-01-04) January 4, 1951 (age 71) Los Angeles, California
Height	5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Weight	123 lb (56 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Phillips 66

Post-Olympic retirement

Caretto married her Cal State Long Beach classmate in 1971. She taught physical education to students with motor-skill or learning disabilities in Garden Grove Unified School District in California.[2]

Caretto was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1987.[3]

See also

• List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
• World record progression 800 metres freestyle
• World record progression 1500 metres freestyle

References

External links

• Patty Caretto (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine

Records
Preceded by Carolyn House	Women's 800-meter freestyle world record-holder (long course) July 30, 1964 – September 28, 1964	Succeeded by Sharon Finneran
Preceded by Carolyn House	Women's 1,500-meter freestyle world record-holder (long course) July 30, 1964 – July 9, 1967	Succeeded by Debbie Meyer

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