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The PPT was assessed in the upper trapezius, infraspinatus, supraspinatus, middle deltoid, and tibialis anterior.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Main Outcome Measure(s)<\/jats:title><jats:p>Scapular kinematics, scapulothoracic muscle activation, and PPT. We conducted a 2-way mixed-model analysis of variance and a 1-way analysis of variance for scapular rotation and PPT, respectively. A Kruskal-Wallis test was used to assess muscle activity. The \u03b1 level was set at .05.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Competitive swimmers presented more internal rotation at 90\u00b0 (P = .03) and 120\u00b0 (P = .047) and more anterior tilt at 90\u00b0 (P = .03) than nonpractitioners. Amateur swimmers demonstrated more anterior tilt at 90\u00b0 (P = .004) and 120\u00b0 (P = .005) than nonpractitioners. Competitive swimmers had greater SA activation in the intervals from 60\u00b0 to 90\u00b0 (P = .02) and 90\u00b0 to 120\u00b0 (P = .01) than amateur swimmers. They also displayed more SA activation in the interval from 90\u00b0 to 120\u00b0 than nonpractitioners (P = .04). No differences were found in any of the muscles for the PPT (P &amp;gt; .05).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Young competitive swimmers presented alterations in scapular kinematics and scapulothoracic muscle activation during upper extremity elevation that may be due to sport practice. 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