Aery looked at Ash. "It's nice to meet you, I'm Aeriana." She wasn't going to turn down conversation, she just didn't much enjoy initiating it.
The coach was setting out groups, starting with the sprinters (as always!) So Aery was content to wait on the bleachers until the coach assigned the last lane, the long-distance freestylers. "That's me. I'm a five-hundred-er and up. What about you?" She asked Ash, while attempting to stuff her long hair into her swim cap.