Gaillard was born in
Huntington, New York. During her youth, she sailed
Optimist dinghy and with the family's
Etchells. She attended
Connecticut College, graduating in 1995, where she also represented the school's sailing and soccer teams. Meg Gaillard won the bronze medal at the 2000
Europe World Championships in Brazil. She was then runner-up in the 2000 US Olympic trials for the
Europe event and missed the cut. For the next Olympics, she qualified for the
Olympic Europe event. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Gaillard finished 14th. ==Personal life==