Yes, but that experiment only broke the surface tension in the slightest possible sense; an area the size of a hammer, for a fraction of a second. I’m talking about a massive aeration system, over a much larger area and producing a sustained source of aeration.
I’m guessing the bubbles would also compress under impact, further helping with the water-moving problem. But I think if you were trying to live from 15k feet, it wouldn’t be enough.
I’m not ashamed to admit that I was wrong about surface tension. And it does seem like density may have more influence than I gave it credit for (although it seems that density and viscosity have got to be related on a molecular level). While my reasoning may not have been perfect (what can I say … I’m a solid mechanics guy), my main point, that you would be unlikely to survive a 15,000 ft free-fall into a body of water, still holds up.