Rick Merlo


Rick Merlo 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. In the championship game, the USA team won the silver medal, defeated by Hungary.
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.