Edited sentence: Alexander Mackenzie.C-1 (canoe single) Men.C-1 1000m (canoe single) Men.C-1 500m (canoe single) Men.C-2 (canoe double) Men.C-2 1000m (canoe double) Men.C-2 500m (canoe double) Men.Canoe and kayak events have been part of Olympic competition since 1936.Competitors must maneuver their boat through 20 to 25 gates in turbulent water over a 300-metre course in the shortest possible time with points deducted for gates touched or missed.David Thompson.Don Starkell.Gary and Joanie McGuffin (see The World's Top Canoe Expeditions).Ian and Sally Wilson (see The World's Top Canoe Expeditions).John MacGregor.Meriwether Lewis and William Clark.Races are on a flatwater course (the water is not moving) in assigned lanes.Samuel de Champlain