Rick Merlo is a 2-Meter Defender on the 2008 USA Water Polo Team at the Beijing Olympic Games.
Stats:
- 2-METER DEFENSE
- HEIGHT: 6’3”
- WEIGHT: 220
- HOMETOWN: FRESNO, CA
- EDUCATION: UC-IRVINE 2005
- CLUB: NEW YORK ATHLETIC CLUB
- BIRTHDAY: 8/5/82
- BIRTHPLACE: FRESNO, CA
Personal Notes:
- Older brother, Mark, was a former Academic All-American water polo player at UC Irvine
- Younger brother Curt, also plays water polo at UC Irvine
- Says his worst water polo moment was when the ball hit his head, went into his team’s goal and they lost by one
- Became involved in water polo through his older brother
- Enjoys volleyball and soccer outside of water polo
- Best thing about water polo is the team
- Got involved with the sport through his brother and playing with the team keeps him involved in the sport
