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Perfect conditions greeted participants in the Forbes Diggers Swimming Club’s Australia Day swim, with the focus this year on the Drane family.

Georgia Drane, Millie Neilsen and Andie McAnally got into the Australia Day spirit at the Diggers Family Swim. 0115diggersswim(72)

Joey, Archie, Lucy and Sulley Bentick enjoyed a swim at the Diggers Family Swim event. 0115diggersswim(5)

Paul, Ella, Wendy and Brady Nicholls enjoy a family day out.

A large crowd attended the Diggers Swimming event

Chloe Dean, Jacinta Thurston and Lexie Finn watch the races from a cool spot in the shade. 0115diggersswim(24)

Molly Neilsen and Joe Maitland enjoy the day at the pool. 0115diggersswim(21)

Swimmers line up on the blocks ready to race at the Tom Drane Memorial event. 
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60 Minutes reporter Michael Usher, cameraman Dan Soekor and sound recordist Will Brincat spent the day filming at the pool.

Archie Anzac Thomas has fun playing in the splash pool with an Australia flag ball. 
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Sam Drane and Hugh McAnally have fun playing in the water.

The weather couldn’t have been more perfect for the Tom Drane Memorial swim at Forbes pool yesterday. Hugh McAnally got into the Australia Day spirit at the event. 0115diggerswim(43)

Andrew Drane (centre) with four of Thomas Edward Drane’s great great grandsons who have the middle name Anzac; Leo Anzac Drane (Andrew’s son), Hugh Thomas Anzac McAnally, Sam Anzac Drane and Archie Anzac Thomas. The Drane family are the subject of a special 60 Minutes story for Anzac Day, which was filmed yesterday at the Tom Drane Memorial swim. 0115diggersswim(49)

Andrew Drane (centre) with the crew from 60 Minutes; cameraman Dan Soekor, sound recordist Will Brincat, reporter Michael Usher and producer Stephen Taylor, who spent the day filming at the Tom Drane Memorial Swim. 0115diggersswim(60)

Grant and Flynn Acheson cool off in the pool. 0115diggersswim(64)

Diggers Swimming Club members Greg Grogan, Greg Hanns, Matt Quigley, Neil Morrison and Mick Brown enjoy a beer after their race. 0115diggersswim(66)

The winners of the junior 50m event were (front) Isaac Sly (third) and Abby Sly (first) with Diggers Swimming Club captain Mick Prior and Australia Day Ambassador Andy Paschalidis. 0115diggersawards(18)

Second place-getter in the junior 30 metre swim, Isaac Sly accepts his award from Australia Day Ambassador Andy Paschadilis, watched on by captain of the Diggers Swimming Club, Mick Prior.

Captain of the Forbes Diggers Swimming Club Mick Prior (second from left) and Australia Day Ambassador Andy Paschilidis (second from right) congratulate the winners of the senior 30 metre event, Nick Russell (third), Matt Jack (first) and David Sly (second). 0115diggersawards(18)

Winners of the senior 50 metre event, Nick Field(third), Ian Prior (second) Diggers Swimming Club captain Mick Prior, David Stibbard (first) and Australia Day Ambassador Andy Paschalidis. 0115diggersawards(30)

Greg Grogan (centre) is presented with the Tom Drane Memorial Swim trophy by Andrew Drane and Forbes’ Australia Day Ambassador Andy Paschalidis. 0115diggersawards(39)

Members of the Diggers Swimming Club with the Tom Drane Memorial Trophy, which was won by Greg Grogan, who stands next to Forbes’ Australia Day Ambassador Andy Paschalidis (left of Greg) and 60 Minutes reporter Michael Usher, who holds the trophy with Andrew Drane. 0115diggersawards(52)

The Drane extended family were the focus of this year's Tom Drane Memorial Swim, with 60 Minutes in attendance filming a story about Thomas Edward Drane and their Anzac tradition

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Perfect conditions greeted participants in the Forbes Diggers Swimming Club’s Australia Day swim, with the focus this year...

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