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Cavill

American  
[kav-uhl] / ˈkæv əl /

noun

  1. Frederick, 1839–1927, Australian swimmer and coach, born in England: developed the Australian crawl.

  2. his son Sydney St. Leonards Sid, 1881–1945, Australian-American swimmer and coach: developed the butterfly stroke.


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Superman actor Henry Cavill and Guardians of the Galaxy star Karen Gillan have been filming at Eilean Donan Castle - a location that was also in the original.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

“This home automation has improved our relationship,” says Cavill, who lives in San Francisco.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Loewen Cavill, 28 years old, says she and her boyfriend used to wonder which partner pulled more weight around the house, so they used AI to start tracking the domestic labor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

That was followed by 2016’s “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice” with Cavill returning and Ben Affleck as Batman, which was panned by critics but made more than $874 million worldwide.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025

In 1877 Cavill, another Englishman, swam from Cape Griz-Nez to South Forland in less than thirteen hours.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

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