Cika wannan jumla: A Wasannin Olympics na 2004 a Athens, Panic ya sake cancanci zuwa
maza 100 m freestyle ta hanyar haskaka FINA B-misali shigarwa lokaci na 52.12 daga Croatia Open Championship a Zagreb. Ya kalubalanci wasu masu iyo bakwai a zagayen na biyu, gami da 'yan uwansa tsoffin' yan wasan Olympics Alexandr Agafanov na Uzbekistan da Camilo Becerra na Colombia. Rashin tsoro ya yi tsere zuwa matsayi na uku ta hanyar 0.18 na biyu a baya Becerra, a waje da lokacin shigarsa na 52.75. Rashin tsoro ya kasa ci gaba zuwa wasan kusa da na karshe, yayin da ya sanya na hamsin da biyar a cikin wasan farko.