A sailor now based at HMS Raleigh has been recognised as the Royal Navy’s top physical trainer thanks to his work on board HMS Portland.

Leading Physical Trainer (LPT) Fraser Bricknell was presented with the Tony Tyrwhitt-Bettridge Trophy by Captain Iain Cull, head of Naval Physical Development.

LPT Bricknell was a member of HMS Portland’s Ship’s Company for a nine-month deployment, which saw the Type 23 frigate travel over 40,000 miles through the North Atlantic, Mediterranean and Indian, Pacific and South Atlantic Oceans.

LPT Bricknell joined the Royal Navy as a submariner in 2007, but achieved his long-term ambition to become a physical trainer four years ago.