[1] In the Dutch men's quad scull at Tokyo 2020 he won an Olympic gold medal[1] and set a new world's best time for that event.

Metsemakers Dutch representative debut came in 2016 when he raced in a double-scull at the World Rowing Cup III.

[1] In 2019 with Metsemakers at stroke and Stefan Broenink changed out for Tone Wieten, the Dutch quad continued to improve their rankings, winning gold at the European Championships, taking third place at the World Rowing Cup III and then at the 2019 World Rowing Championships in Linz-Ottensheim taking the gold medal ahead of Poland and winning a World Championship title.

[1] They commenced their 2021 campaign for the delayed Tokyo Olympics with a second placing at the 2021 European Championships and a gold medal at the World Rowing Cup II in May 2021.

He completed a master's degree in Dentistry and then commenced medical studies at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.