2026-27 Women's Swimming Roster

Jess Perry

Giorgia Merlo

  • Position:
    Butterfly
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Highschool:
    Liceo Linguistico Carlo Tenca
  • Hometown:
    Milan, Italy

Summary

Biography

2025-26 | Freshman
Swam in 12 meets for the Nanooks in her freshman season ... Grabbed a pair of second-place results in the 50 (26.42) and 500-yard freestyle (5:27.16) in a dual meet vs. Fresno Pacific ... Won the 200-yard freestyle (2:01.32) and placed second in the 100-yard butterfly (1:00.84) in a dual meet vs. Puget Sound ... Took second in the 200-yard butterfly vs. Simon Fraser, finishing in 2:13.55 ... Finished ninth in the 200-yard butterfly at the Northwest Collegiate Invitational after posting a 2:10.13 in the event ... Set a personal best in the 200-yard butterfly at the UNLV Invitational with a 2:09.75, which was good for a 17th-place result ... Took third in the 200-yard butterfly in a dual meet vs. Hawaii, finishing in 2:13.66 ... Won the 100-yard butterfly (1:00.57) vs. Westmont, and added a second-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly (2:20.68) ... Placed 17th in the 200-yard butterfly at the PCSC Championships after posting a 2:10.94 ... Set a personal best in the 1000-yard freestyle at the conference championships, finishing in 11:01.96 to take 23rd.

Prior to Alaska

Liceo Linguistico Carlo Tenca/Gis Milano
Attended Liceo Linguistico Carlo Tenca in Milan, Italy while swimming for Gis Milano.

Personal
Daughter of Antonella Melfi and Marco Merlo ... Has one sibling; Giulia ... Participated in the Italian swimming Nationals ... Studying communications.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2025-26Freshman

    Butterfly
    5'5"

  • 2026-27Sophomore

    Butterfly
    5'5"