Merrill Moses

Merrill M. Moses (born August 13, 1977) is a United States Olympic silver medalist, three-time Olympian, and three-time Pan American Games gold medalist water polo goalkeeper. He played college water polo for Pepperdine University, where he was an All-American and helped lead the team to the 1997 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship. Moses is now associate head coach in water polo at Pepperdine.

Early and personal life Moses was born in Harbor City, California, to Max, an orthopedic surgeon, and Marlene Moses. He is Jewish. He grew up in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. He is an Eagle Scout. He has five older siblings. Moses has a six-foot-eight-inch wingspan.

He and his wife Laura have three children, Adrianna Nicole, Makenna Merrill, and Brooklyn Ann. The family lives in Newbury Park, California. While he was in high school, Moses was the Bay League MVP and an All-California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section selection as a senior, and competed with the US Junior National Team. He was named a first team All-American his junior and senior years. In 1995 he made 165 saves. He was All-American honorable mention in 1996 (when he made 218 saves), first team in 1997 (207 saves), and second team in 1998 (224 saves). In the championship game, the USA team won the silver medal, defeated by Hungary.

In December 2010, Moses' Olympic silver medal was stolen by thieves when his parents' house was burglarized.

Moses was also on Team USA at the London 2012 Olympic Games, at which he made 63 saves and the team came in 8th. He was also on Team USA at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, at which the team came in 10th. In 2018 he was inducted into the Jewish Sports Heritage Association Hall of Fame in New York.