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.[2]
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Born | August 5, 1982 (1982-08-05) (age 40) Fresno, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||
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Merlo was born in Fresno, California.
CIF Champion at Buchanan High School in 1997 and 2000. CIF MVP, First-Team All-American, All-League, and All-CIF in 2000.[3]
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
Assistant coach at Fresno Pacific University[4]
Merlo lives currently in Fresno, California.
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