Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Mujaho wecanoe slalom wakatanga muSwitzerland muna 1933, pakutanga pamugwagwa une mvura yakati sandara. Muna 1946, International Canoe Federation (ICF), inotonga mutambo wacho, yakaumbwa. Makwikwi okutanga eWorld Championships akaitwa muna 1949 muSwitzerland. Kubvira muna 1949 kusvika muna 1999, makwikwi aya aiitwa gore negore uye kubvira muna 2002 aiitwa gore negore mumakore asiri gore reMitambo yeOlympic. Kayak dzaipetwa dzaishandiswa kubva muna 1949 kusvika muna 1963
; uye mukutanga kwema1960, zvikepe zvaigadzirwa nemicheka yegirazi nenylon. Zvikepe zvacho zvairema, kazhinji zvairema makirogiramu anopfuura 30. Nokuuya kwe kevlar uye carbon fiber iri kushandiswa muma1970, upamhi hwezvikepe hwakaderedzwa neICF, uye zvikepe zvakaderedzwa muhuwandu kuti zvipfuure magedhi, uye zvikepe zvave zvakareruka uye nekukurumidza.