When not submerged but moving forward in water if you press ctrl you don't sink, instead, you stay at the exact same height for as long as you're sprinting. This also happens if you are sprinting and jump into water.
Environment
Any OS (Tried Windows 7, 10 and Ubuntu)
Any java version
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