Darius Grigalionis (born April 21, 1977 in PanevÃÂà ¾ys) is a backstroke swimmer from Lithuania, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996. He was born in the city of PanevÃÂà ¾ys. A student of the Kaunas University of Technology, he had been a scholarship holder with the Olympic Solidarity Program since August 2002.