fullname club birth_place weight height birth_date article_title strokes name nicknames
patricia serena caretto phillips 66 los angeles , california 123 lb kg on 5 ft 3 in m on 4 january 1953 patty caretto
 freestyle patty caretto `` patty ''
patty caretto

patricia sarena caretto -lrb- born january 4 , 1951 -rrb- , also known by her married name patricia brown , is an american former competition swimmer and former world record-holder .
caretto competed at the 1968 summer olympics in mexico city as a 17-year-old , and placed fifth in the final of the 800-meter freestyle .
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 .
caretto was inducted into the international swimming hall of fame as an `` honor swimmer '' in 1987 .
