Swimming Underwater While Wearing an Elytra

Activating Normal Swim Mode

When exploring oceans and rivers, you no longer need to open your inventory and unequip your elytra just to move through the water effectively.

1. Ensure your elytra is equipped in your chest armor slot.

2. Submerge your character fully in water that is at least two blocks deep.

3. Press your sprint key while holding down your forward movement key.

Without the mod, attempting to sprint underwater triggers the MC-260440 bug, deploying your elytra wings and preventing you from entering standard swim mode. With the fix installed, your character immediately transitions into the standard horizontal swimming animation.

Navigating Underwater

Once in swim mode, you can steer in any direction using your camera angle. You can swim down toward ocean monuments, shipwrecks, or sea trenches without unexpected interruptions. As long as you maintain forward sprint momentum, you will remain in the swimming state with your elytra safely folded on your back, giving you full aquatic mobility without sacrificing aerial gear.