How to Swim Underwater in GTA San Andreas

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On the earlier versions of Grand Theft Auto, the main character could only drive, run, or walk—that’s about it. If the player accidentally ran into any water, the character immediately died or became “wasted.” The swimming ability was introduced only in the fifth installment of the game, GTA: San Andreas. In this game, players can swim and even dive to various depths of water.

Steps

Swimming Underwater in GTA: San Andreas for PlayStation 2

Find a body of water. Head to any beach area found on the outer edges of the San Andreas map. This is the best place to practice your character’s swimming skill. You can also do this on swimming pools found on various places in Las Venturas or in small lakes in the wilderness of San Fierro.

Enter the water. Once you find a body of water, press the arrow keys on your PS2 controller to walk towards it (or jump). Once your character reaches a specific depth of water (at least above the waist), he will start swimming and will not drown like in the previous versions of the game.

Dive and swim underwater. While your character is swimming, press the “Circle” button on the PS2 controller and your character will dive underwater. While submerged, press the arrow buttons toward the direction you want to go and your character will swim underwater. Once your character dives underwater, a light blue life bar will appear on the top right-hand corner of the game screen. This is your oxygen level, indicating the time you can remain submerged.

Resurface. Always check your oxygen level. If it’s getting too low, resurface by releasing the “Circle” button. If you remain underwater after the light blue bar has been emptied out, your character will drown.

Swimming Underwater in GTA: San Andreas for Xbox

Enter the water. Once you find a body of water, press the arrow keys on your Xbox controller to walk towards it (or jump). Once your character reaches a specific depth of water (at least above the waist), he will start swimming and will not drown like in the previous versions of the game.

Dive and swim underwater. While your character is swimming, press the “B” button on the Xbox controller and your character will dive underwater. While submerged, press the arrow buttons toward the direction you want to go and your character will swim underwater. Once your character dives underwater, a light blue life bar will appear on the top right-hand corner of the game screen. This is your oxygen level, indicating the time you can remain submerged.

Resurface. Always check your oxygen level. If it’s getting too low, resurface by releasing the “B” button. If you remain underwater after the light blue bar has been emptied out, your character will drown.

Swimming Underwater in GTA: San Andreas for PC

Enter the water. Once you find a body of water, press the W, A, S, or D keys on your computer’s keyboard to walk towards it (or jump). Once your character reaches a specific depth of water (at least above the waist), he will start swimming and will not drown like in the previous versions of the game.

Dive and swim underwater. While your character is swimming, press the left mouse button and your character will dive underwater. While submerged, press the W, A, S, or D keys on your computer’s keyboard toward the direction you want to go and your character will swim underwater. Once your character dives underwater, a light blue life bar will appear on the top right-hand corner of the game screen. This is your oxygen level, indicating the time you can remain submerged.

Resurface. Always check your oxygen level. If it’s getting too low, resurface by releasing the left mouse button. If you remain underwater after the light blue bar has been emptied out, your character will drown.