Rick Merlo

Rick Merlo was born in Fresno, California on August 5, 1982. Merlo is an American water polo player and 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.[2]

Rick Merlo
Merlo in 2008
Personal information
BornAugust 5, 1982 (1982-08-05) (age 41)
Fresno, California, U.S.
Medal record
Men's water polo
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Team competition

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.[3]

College

Merlo attended University of California, Irvine[4] and played water polo under Ted Newland and Marc Hunt. In 2003 Merlo played at the World University Games in Daegu, South Korea and placed 8th.

First-Team All-American, First-Team All-MPSF, and Scholar Athlete in 2005. Third Team All-American and Second-Team All-MPSF in 2004.

Career

In 2005 Merlo played for Genova Italy Nervi and then for Brazil in 2007.[4]

Assistant coach at Fresno Pacific University[5]

See also

References
  1. USA Water Polo Men's National Team Archived 2011-06-08 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Virgel, Steve (2008-06-30). "U.S. OLYMPIC MEN'S WATER POLO TEAM:". Daily Pilot. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
  3. "Athletic Hall of Fame". www.cusd.com. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
  4. "Rick Merlo". Team USA. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  5. "Rick Merlo - Assistant - Men's Water Polo Coaches". Fresno Pacific University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-07-14.


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