Adam van Koeverden of Oakville, Ont., won the overall men's kayak title with victories this weekend in the K-1 500 and 1,000 metres at the final stop on the World Cup canoe and kayak circuit.

Canada won 10 medals in total over the weekend.

Van Koeverden, the Olympic champion in the K-1 500 and third at the Athens Games in the 1,000, won both races by more than a full second to take the season title.

He also helped Canada to three medals in the K-4 events with Andrew Willows of Gananoque, Ont., Ryan Cuthbert of Carleton Place, Ont., and Steve Jorens of Richmond Hill, Ont. They were second in the 200 metres, and third in both the 500 and 1,000 metres.

``It was nice to rebound from a disappointing world championships,'' said Van Koeverden, who posted two fourth places at the worlds two weeks ago in Hungary. ``It was also was exciting to win a couple of medals with the K4 guys.''

In the men's K-2 1,000, Jorens and Cuthbert won silver with a strong surge at the finish and nearly caught the first place crew from Belarus.

``It was a great finish we just left it a little bit late and ran out of room to reel them in,'' said Jorens.

Mark OIdershaw of Burlington, Ont., took third place in the season's canoe World Cup standings after third place finishes this weekend in the C-1 500 and 1,000.

Other medallists were Tamas Buday and Attila Buday of Mississauga, Ont., with silver in the C-2 1,000 and bronze in the C-2 500. They won silver in the 1,000 at the worlds.

Karen Furneaux of Waverley, N.S., did not compete this weekend but hung on to third place overall in the women's kayak standings.

``It was a great season and we are extremely pleased with the performances of our athletes,'' said Graham Barton, high performance director for the CanoeKayak Canada. ``Following our world championships and World Cup performances we look positioned for a podium run in at least six Olympic events.''