Metro went for a trip through a river....

Not really, but kind of. Last Friday we had a mini hurricane here in Ohio and it just so happened to hit right before work. I deliver pizzas so I had the misfortune of being forced to drive through some really deep puddles(probably a foot or so at most) 4 or 5 times. Soon after when I started my car it kind of sputtered and was extremely hard to get any power(feels like it's having a hard time getting gas) in 1st,2nd,and 3rd gears(manual) but 4th was usually fine. After the initial takeoff when I came to a stop think were alot better but the car has seemed to have lost a little power and gas mileage seems slightly less(maybe it's just the prices). This has continued up to this day and I still want to check a few more things but wondered if this has happened to anybody else. I already checked the intake,air filter and cylinders,all three are fine. I was told that it might be water in the distributor cap and/or a cracked one but have yet to check. It's a 1995 1.0 5spd. Thanks for any input.

Probably is water in the distributor. Remove the cap, spray some WD-40 in there, and i would recemmond raplacing the cap and rotor anyway. They're only about $12 combined. Change your oil! If you drive through a really deep puddle, it's always possible that some water may have leaked past your main seals in the engine. They're only designed to keep thick oil in, not thin water out. Water can destroy engine bearings, and your oil pump.