682424 news 1747410093 1747413461 <![CDATA[Rule the Pool This Summer and Make the Biggest Splash]]> Want to create the biggest splash in the pool this summer? Forget the bellyflop and the cannonball. 

“Popping the Manu” will make you a winner. 

Georgia Tech researchers studied dives by the Māori, the indigenous people of New Zealand, who have made Manu jumping a cultural tradition. By hitting the water in a “V” shape, then quickly extending their bodies underwater, they’ve perfected the art of huge splashes. 

See a video on how to make the splash and read the entire story on the College of Engineering homepage. 

]]> 2025-05-16T00:00:00-04:00 Georgia Tech researchers studied dives by the Māori, the indigenous people of New Zealand, who have made Manu jumping a cultural tradition. By hitting the water in a “V” shape, then quickly extending their bodies underwater, they’ve perfected the art of huge splashes. 

]]> 677084 video <![CDATA[Make a Big Splash in the Pool]]> Georgia Tech researchers learned the physics of epic pool jumps and the New Zealanders who have mastered them.

]]> Jason Maderer
College of Engineering
maderer@gatech.edu

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