<span>When an individual is more than a couple of meters underwater, the air pressure in the lungs is greater than the air pressure at the waters surface. If a snorkel were used, it would move the air from the lungs to the surface, making it very difficult to breath
you could use refusual strategies such as assertivley denying or giving another solution or excuse like "oh why don't we do something else that donesn't sound very much fun to me.