Name Rick Merlo | Role Olympic athlete | |
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Born August 5, 1982 (age 41) ( 1982-08-05 ) Fresno, California, U.S. Education University of California, Irvine |
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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. In the championship game, the USA team won the silver medal, defeated by Hungary.
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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.
References
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