the vanderkaays say their sacrifices have been worth it. they admit it doesn't all come out as well as it did for peter this weekend. when that happens, parents say they share every ounce of disappointment felt by their sons and daughters. >> in swimming, the women's 100 meter backstroke features missy

the vanderkaays say their sacrifices have been worth it. they admit it doesn't always come out as well as it did for peter this weekend. when that happens, parents say they share every ounce of disappointment felt by their sons and daughters. nick schifrin, abc news, london. >>> and checking today's olympic events. in swimming, the women's 100-meter backstroke features missy franklin. >> the men's gymnastics team goes for the first team gold since 1984. goes for the first team gold since 1984. >> a good day in store. captioned by closed captioning services, inc. >>> good morning i'm carolyn tyler in for

that is 28-year-old peter vanderkaay, bronze medalist, three-time olympian and those are his parents.ou think you guys deserve a little credit for his success? >> there had to be some discipline and some order and structure and if there wasn't, i'm not so sure that maybe he would have gone as far as he did. >> reporter: vanderkaay says his parents are his greatest influence. it hasn't been easy. thousands of hours in the pool, economic sacrifices, missed vacations, but this weekend, it all paid off. >> vanderkaay the bronze. >> reporter: but, oh, is it so hard to watch. look at this image yesterday. john orozco on the pommel horse and there's his mother in the stands. >> reporter: can you watch when he's actually competing? >> yeah. there's been times i thought i'm going to go out in the hall. because i don't know if i can do this. >> reporter: robin and mark say they used to swim and it's harder to watch than compete. >> you have no control if you're a control freak mom. >> yeah. >> not you, of course. of course not. >> right. >> you just want to get right behind him, give him a push

but this weekend it all paid off. >> vanderkaay the bronze. >> oh, is it so hard to watch.s image of the olympian on the pommel horse and his mother in the stand. >> can you watch while he is competing? >> yes. there are times i thought i will go out in the hall. i don't know i've can do this. >> reporter: robin and mark used to swim themselves and say the is harder to watch than to compete. >> you have no control if you are a control freak mom. >> reporter: not that you offer course? >> right. >> of course not. >> you just want to get right behind him. give him a push. do something. but of course that's not possible. >> reporter: but they know that they have been giving him that push for 28 years. the vanderkaay's say their sacrifices have been worth it but admit it doesn't always come out as well for peter this weekend. when that happens. parents here say they share every ounce of disappointment felt by their olympic sons and daughters. nick schifrin, abc news, london. >> wow. parents for their kids to compete at that level really do have to make a lot of family sacrifice

that is 28-year-old peter vanderkaay, bronze medalist, three-time olympian. guys think you deserve a little credit for their success? >> there had to be some discipline, order, and structure. if there wasn't, i am not so sure he would have gone as far as he did. >> reporter: vanderkaay says his parents are his greatest influence. it hasn't been so easy, thousands of hours in the pool, economic sacrifices, missed vacations. but this weekend it all paid off. >> vanderkaay the bronze. >> reporter: but oh, is it so hard to watch. look at this image of the olympian on the pommel horse and his mother in the stand. >> can you watch while he is competing? >> yes. there are times i thought i will go out in the hall. i don't know if i can do this. >> reporter: robin and mark used to swim themselves and say the is harder to watch than to compete. >> you have no control if you are a control freak mom. >> reporter: not that you are, of course. >> right. >> of course not. >> you just want to get right behind him. give him a push. do something. but of course that's not poss

earned bronze medals in swimming, and peter vanderkaay placed third in the freestyle. the u.s. men's archery team took silver and the u.s. women's beach volleyball team going for their third gold beat australia. they're pretty excited to be in london. >> thank you, queen. for allowing us to play. >> the u.s. soccer team advanced and the gymnastics team qualified. they're on top for now. tracie potts, nbc news, london. >>> we'll have much more olympic coverage coming up on news4 today later this hour. we'll meet some local athletes who are looking to row their way from the potomac to olympic gold in london. you can follow our live blog any time in the london 2012 section. >>> u.s. park police released a sketch of a man they believe sexually assaulted a woman last week. the woman was jogging wednesday night. investigators say the man put her in a choke hold and she blacked out. she woke up with her pants pulled down and the man fondling her. call the u.s. park police if you have any information. >>> the search is on for the person who murdered a jeweler inside his own store. the