when 19 year old anthony mark antonio, an olympic hopeful enrolled in the university of virginia one of america's premiere institutions of higher learning he could never have imagined what he says happened to him when he joined the swim team. >> they threatened him with sexual violence of a very awful variety. they were locked into a bathroom and told to drink vast quantities of alcohol. think were imprisoned in the bathroom and couldn't get out. and through it they were threatened. >> reporter: he has filed a lawsuit claiming that violent haszing cost him him swim career. >> from that moment on he couldn't get in the pool when the other swimmers were there, as the coach put it to him, i can't guarantee your safety. >> reporter: his lawsuit is the latest in a growing war against hazing. alleged victims emerging from the shadows to expose what many believe is an epidemic on college campuses. >> he doesn't want it to happen to anybody else ever again. >> reporter: more than half of college students are involved in some form of campus hazing. and studies show more than 250,000 students

. >> from the pool to the courtroom, 19-year-old anthony mark antonio, a swimming star and olympic hopefuled hazing at uva, filing a lawsuit claiming that systemic why threatening, degrading humiliating and violent hazing by five upperclassmen cost him his swim career at the university. >> they threatened him with sexual violence of an awful variety. they were locked into a bathroom and told to drink vast quantities of alcohol. >> the suit claiming the upperclassmen berated and assaulted mark and other new team members last summer during something known as welcome week. one of the team members allegedly sustain ageye injury during the activities allegedly told by one of the uppers to lie if asked about how he got. the coach questioned mark antonio after learning of the alleged hazing. when the teammates found out it alleges they saw him as a rat and from that time forward the plaintiff's swim career at uva was ruined. >> from that moment on he couldn't get in the pool when the other swimmers were there as the coach put it to him i can't guarantee your safety. he had to leave. >> following

anthony mark antonio wasn't injured, and so because he wasn't, he can't pursue a criminal prosecution>>> it would be something as comparatively minor as a bruise, but it certainly could be more than that, a broken limb or it could be even death. >>> the complaint said another hazing vick was cut in the eye by glass from a broken bottle. >>> the man leading the investigation into problems within the testimony of veterans affairs is retiring. richard griffin has led the inspector general's office. last year he faced criticism for some lawmakers for not doing enough to hold v.a. leadership account tablet. >>> the co-founder of mike can i is retiring. phil knight will step down. he has led the company since 1968. he plans to stay involved after he steps down. >>> >>> good morning. welcome to wusa9 at 6:00 actual m. i'm andrea roane. a number of you were waking up to damage left over from last night's storm. >> there is debris across the dmv. nikki burdine getting ready for you. first allison ray and erica grow and larry miller. again the storm has passed. >> lots of damage last night. we