This time it will be harder for the Iowa Hawkeye men’s swimming media guide to forget its dual meet loss to the Iowa State Cyclones.

In 1993, the Cyclones defeated the Hawkeyes in Beyer Hall, but the loss curiously escaped the minds of everyone in the Iowa sports information department.

But from the start on Friday night, this meet was destined to be unforgettable. As if the Iowa/Iowa State rivalry needed any more tension, the fire alarm went off just prior to the men’s swimming meet on Friday night.

After a 15-minute wait for the false alarm, it was the ISU men who came out blazing and continued to heat the water, as the Cyclones won the dual meet by the score of 132.5-110.5.

“This was a really nice confidence boost,” ISU Coach Trip Hedrick said. “It adds a real positive spin to everything we’ve got going. We’re right where we need to be.”

The Cyclones never trailed on the scoreboard all night, after the 400 medley relay teams opened with first and third place finishes to stake ISU a 13-4 lead.

The squad of Johan Andersson, Henrik Ingesson, Jay Schindler and Rob Breshears placed first.

ISU’s depth continued to prevail over the favored Hawkeye team, grabbing a sweep of the medal positions in the 50 freestyle. The event win bumped the Cyclones’ lead to 46.5-27.5.

After Iowa bounced back in the next event to sweep the 200 individual medley, narrowing the 19 point Cyclone advantage to only one point. ISU received a first-place finish in the 200 butterfly, courtesy of Mitch McGinty, to expand the lead.

The cardinal and gold enjoyed double-figure advantages throughout the last half of the meet.

The surprise performance of the meet came from freshman Jim Zagaria, who garnered first in the three-meter diving event and second in the one-meter event. His placings lifted the spirits of the team even higher, while all but sinking the Hawkeye hopes.

“Having that cushion throughout was awesome,” Hedrick said.

ISU’s Joakim Dahl won the 100 and 200 freestyles. His times in both events were season-bests.

Dahl was pleased with the upset win. “It was nice. It’s been awhile since we beat them.”

He said with the crowd and the strong swims, it was the best dual meet he has experienced at ISU.

Hedrick, constantly pacing up and down the pool and whistling to his swimmers, said it was of his favorite as well.

“It ranks right up there,” he said. “It was a great win.”

He said the key to victory was the team’s depth because ISU fought hard for every scoring position.

The Cyclones capped off the win with a first-place showing in the 400 freestyle relay followed by a salute to the near-capacity crowd.

Evan deSoerke, who finished second in the 1000 freestyle and fourth in the 500 freestyle, said, “It was a sweet victory because of all the hype put into it.”

Dahl said, “I think it was very good inspiration. It was totally a team effort.”

The Cyclone win pushed their overall dual meet record to 4-0, while the loss was the Hawkeyes’ first against four victories.