Rick Merlo

Rick Merlo (born August 5, 1982) is an American water polo player. He was a member of the United States men's national water polo team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.[1] In the championship game, the USA team won the silver medal, defeated by Hungary.

Rick Merlo
Merlo in 2008
Personal information
BornAugust 5, 1982 (1982-08-05) (age 38)
Fresno, California, U.S.

Merlo was born in Fresno, California.

High school

CIF Champion at Buchanan High School in 1997 and 2000… CIF MVP, First-Team All-American, All-League, and All-CIF in 2000

College

Merlo attended University of California, Irvine and played water polo under Ted Newland and Marc Hunt. First-Team All-American, First-Team All-MPSF, and Scholar Athlete in 2005… ThirdTeam All-American and Second-Team All-MPSF in 2004

Career

Assistant coach at Fresno Pacific University

Personal

Merlo lives currently in Fresno, California.

See also

References

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