This is a common IELTS speaking exam question: *Do you play any sports?*

How do you answer that if you're a professional swimmer? In my mind 'playing sports' implies team sports (*I play football*, *I play basketball*, etc.), you don't say "I play swimming".

So, the point:

- Do you play any sports?
- I do/I don't...

Yes, they do expect you to answer "do you..." questions with "I do, I don't...".


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Updated to clarify: 

 - [Merriam-Webster's](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/play) definition of "play" is: *to engage in sport or recreation; to engage or take part in a game* .  This is a very generic definition that doesn't particularly help in answering this question.
 - As I mentioned previously, the verb "play" is not normally associated with swimming (in my mind it is used with team sports).
 - "Do you play...?" implies a yes/no type of answer – "Yes, I do play..." or "No, I don't play...".

  So, how should I respond?
- Does it limit the question to asking about team sports only, which would exclude swimming?
- If it could include swimming, how can an answer of a matching construction be grammatically correct (the "I play swimming" issue)?
- What would an appropriate answer for swimming look like?