Zombie villager (farmer in particular) does not drown or turn into a drowned while underwater
Tested by watching 3 other normal zombies convert into drowned all while the villager zombie is still submerged in water
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Duplicates MC-127298 (works as intended).
Intended.
The difference between zombies and zombie villagers, is that zombies and husks have the same head. Making it able to convert into drowned. (Husk - Zombie - Drowned)
Whilst zombie villager have their villager head. They will still sink into the ocean, but will NOT be able to convert into a drowned, since it is not possible.
(If there was a Drowned Villager variant, then it would have worked. Unfortunately, we don't have type of villager variant.)