Career
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. 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.