Career
He started rowing at the age of nine and rows for the Royal Rowing Association of Bruges. In 2002, he teamed up with Christophe Raes to finish sixth place in the double scull at the World Rowing Under 23 Championships. In 2004, he made the finals on the Olympic Games in Athens and earned sixth place.
Maeyens again made the final in the 2008 Olympics, this time finishing fourth, 1.8 seconds out of a medal.
Tim Maeyens graduated as bio-engineering to University of Ghent.