GATINEAU, Que. – Nathan Stein is hoping some small changes will result in big results later this summer.

Stein, of Maple Ridge, B.C., won the S10 100-metre freestyle in 54.42 seconds during Sunday’s final day of competition at the 2016 Speedo Can Am Para-swimming Championships.

Stein is focused on making some minor tweaks in the race which he hopes will result in a podium finish at the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

“We’re still trying new things, but that was the most comfortable I’ve felt in this race in the past four years,” said the 24-year-old from Maple Ridge, B.C.

Stein won a silver medal in the 50-m freestyle at the 2012 London Paralympics. He was a bronze medallist in the 100-m free at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.

He wants to add to his medal collection this summer.

“We’ll know in two months if the preparation worked or not,” said Stein.

Benoit Huot capped off the meet with a win in the men’s S10 200-m individual medley. The veteran swimmer from Longueuil, Que., beat Paralympic team teammates Alexander Elliot and Isaac Bouckley. Huot’s time of two minutes, 18.15 seconds was his fastest in-season time since 2012.

“My last two races before Rio were good swims, so that’s encouraging,” said Huot, who will be competing at his fifth Paralympics this summer.

He won 400-m freestyle on Friday.

Elliott, of Kitchener, Ont., was timed in 2:20.03 while Bouckley, of Port Hope, Ont., was third in 2:29.58.

“We’ll know in two months if the preparation worked or not,” said Stein

Craig McCord, head coach of Swimming Canada’s Para-swimming team, was pleased with the performances he saw during the meet. The event, held at the Centre sportif de Gatineau, attracted 120 swimmers from six countries.

“It’s been a very useful meet,” said McCord. “It has allowed us to see our swimmers, where they are at, and get prepared knowing the things we need to work on.

“I would say the team is where we expected. Nobody is looking too fast, and nobody is looking horribly slow. They are right where they are supposed to be at this point of the proceedings.”

In other results Sunday:

•  Gordie Michie of St. Thomas, Ont., set a Canadian record in the S14 200-m backstroke with a time of 2:30.47. He also won the 200-m IM 2:19.92.
•  Sabrina Duchesne of Quebec City set a Canadian record in the S8 800-m in 11:16.43. That broke the old mark of 11:18.34 set by Andrea Cole in May 2008.
•  Zach Zona of Waterford, Ont., set a Canadian record in the S8 men’s 1,500-m. His time of 19:27.54 broke the old mark of 19:31.89 he set about six weeks ago.
•  Nicolas Turbide of Quebec City broke an America’s record by swimming the S13 50-m backstroke in 27.95.
•  Aurelie Rivard of St-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, Que., won the S10 100-m freestyle in 1:01.87.
•  Morgan Bird of Calgary won the S8 100-m freestyle in 1:11.66.
•  Tess Routliffe of Caledon, Ont., won the S7 200-m individual medley in 3:12.93.
•  Katarina Roxon of Kippens, NL, won the S9 200-m IM in 2:48.50.

For the 22 swimmers heading to this summer’s Paralympics, the meet was their last sanctioned competition prior to Rio.

“They could practise and rehearse some skills,” said McCord.

For other Canadians competing over the weekend, it was a chance to gain results to help secure funding for next season. Some athletes were also looking to post times to help them qualify for the NextGen Camp program for the coming year.

The Rio swimmers head home after the meet for recovery and training. They will return to Gatineau for a 17-day training camp beginning on July 24.

After that camp swimmers will go home again, then return to Toronto for a final training session beginning Aug. 17. That camp will deal with individual needs as swimmers prepare to leave for Rio on Aug. 31.

For full meet results and more information visit https://results.swimming.ca/2016_Can_Ams/.