TWTW: #72
A Football Win, A Tennis Faux Pas and a Very Unique World Record

As far as extreme sports go, freediving has to rank up there. It is, terrifyingly, diving on a single breath of air – pushing your body and mind to the absolute max.

Ant Williams, a trailblazing freediver from New Zealand, has broken a new Guinness World Recordthis week by achieving the deepest dive under ice, yes ice, in one breath.

He dived to an incredible depth of 70.3 metres into a freezing cold fjord on the north coast of Norway, lasting a whole 2 minutes 29 seconds.

Rather you than us, Ant.

USA women’s footballer Megan Rapinoe has been making headlines this week – and not just for winning the Women’s World Cup.

Using her profile as an elite athlete, Rapinoe has been calling out the haters left, right and centre(forward) this week and we are absolutely here for it.

First off, the athlete bravely spoke out about the unequal pay amongst male and female players within the game.

Next, she was seen speaking up for LGBTQ+ players by arguing ‘you can’t win without gay players.’

Keep up the good work, girl.

‘Alexa, how do I treat a migraine?’, ‘Alexa, what are the symptoms of flu?’

We may well be hearing these questions spoken out loud on a more regular basis, following the groundbreaking announcement that the AI-powered device, Amazon Alexa, will be offering NHS health advice.

The move is aimed at patients who are elderly, blind, or who cannot access the internet through traditional means.

Just the latest example of technology’s positive impact on the world in which we live? Or another example of how big businesses are looking to cash in on the NHS?

…We just feel bad for Alexa who will be having to deal with things like: “Alexa, take a look at this rash. Is it meant to look like that?”

As stats show more and more people are turning away from the booze and becoming more conscious about their alcohol intake, Sainsbury’s have responded by launching the UK’s first alcohol-free pub this summer.

If no-alcohol whisky alternatives and alcohol-free beers such as Celtic Soul and Lucky Saint are your kind of thing, then The Clean Vic (see what they did there?) may be right up your street.

We imagine the millennials will be queuing around the corner, given the statistics point to a generation drinking less than their boozehound parents.

And finally…

Heads Up!

An incident in the mixed doubles raised a smile at Wimbledon this week.

As Jelena Ostapenko went to serve, she accidentally smashed the ball into the back of her partner Robert Lindstedt’s head… at a fierce 93-mph!

So much for teamwork, right?

From all of us at ilk HQ, have a great weekend!