Athens 2004 Olympic Games 08 August 2004 Peter-Johnston Latest News The Athens 2004 Olympic Games begin with the Opening Ceremony on Friday, 13th August, 2004. The Olympic Swimming Championships begin on Saturday, 14th August from the Olympic Aquatic Centre. Channel 7 will be showing coverage of both the heats and finals of the Swimming with the finals begining early each morning from 2:30am AEST from Sunday, 15th August to Sunday, 22nd August. For full details of the events and television coverage see the schedule here. Channel 7 and SBS will also be showing coverage of other sports. See Also 2004 Athens Olympic Games Swimming Championships - Finals Program And Television Coverage Athens 2004 Olympic Games Website Seven Sport SBS - Associate Olympic Broadcaster IOC