re: Is there any strategy to survive a fall into water from a great height?

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I would recommend hitting back first as flat as possible to spread out the impact across as many broken bones as possible. Try not to ram a rib through your heart, or smash your skull. It would be nice to not ram your legs all the way up through your shoulders, too

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From everything I've read, you're better off trying to slow the fall down as much as possible. Landing on your back would be a terrible thing way to do that.

Water doesn't compress either but it's still considerably better than falling on concrete. The ideas of breaking the surface tension are useless unless you're falling into froth or something.